Legal Opinion

Michael Kanaval v. United States Postal Service

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided June 15, 2026No. 1:26-cv-00180Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MICHAEL KANAVAL, Plaintiff, DECISION AND ORDER v. 1:26-CV-00180 EAW UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Defendant. INTRODUCTION Pro se plaintiff Michael Kanaval (“Plaintiff”) has sued the United States Postal Service (“Defendant”), alleging that Defendant’s vehicle failed to yield the right of way and damaged Plaintiff’s vehicle. (Dkt. 1-2). Presently before this Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). (Dkt. 2). For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Cortlandt Street Recovery Corp. v. Hellas TelecommunicationsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  4. Shipping Financial Services Corporation v. William J. Drakos, Duke Petroleum Transport Corporation and Omi Petrolink CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. Katz v. Donna Karan Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017

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