Monday, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks dismissed Armstrong's complaint of 80 pages as a "long and bitter controversy" but gave his lawyers up to 20 days to file an amended claim.
The case presented by lawyers of Armstrong back in the U.S. District Court in his hometown of Austin, Texas, was much shorter than 25 pages.
Armstrong is facing an imminent deadline on Saturday to contest the charges so he took doping substances, or accept the sanctions that could strip their seven titles in the Tour de France and exile from the sport for life if guilty.
The USADA is a quasi-government created by Congress in 2000 and the expenses would be considered on its own arbitration process.
The sanctions would be binding on the sport, but federal courts have the authority to cancel the agency.
Armstrong's lawyers believe the evidence USADA met, threatening to ruin the career of fellow cyclists who have agreed to testify against him.
Armstrong's lawyers also argue that the rules of the USADA, violate the right to a fair trial and that the agency has just accused him incompetent.
In a statement released Monday, the USADA said the Armstrong case is "unfounded" and that USADA rules provide "complete the constitutional process designed to protect the rights of clean athletes and the integrity of sport."
Armstrong doping allegations have dogged him since he ascended to the top in the world of cycling after overcoming cancer.
In February, the U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation focused on whether Armstrong and his colleagues deceived by the sponsor of his team bike race, the U.S. Postal Service, with a secret doping program.
But on Tuesday, three former members of Armstrong were given lifetime bans for their alleged involvement in a doping conspiracy, USADA said.
The medical team, Luis Garcia del Moral, medical consultant Michele Ferrari, coach Jose "Pepe" Smith was banned from all sports for life after he discovered that USADA had violated a number of anti-doping rules.
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