Legal Opinion
National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 8, 1978No. 77-1442PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented by this ease is narrow — whether the district court erred when it refused to assess attorneys’ fees against the Postal Service on the facts of this case.
I
On April 17, 1975, Robert T. Williams, a postal employee in the Newark, Ohio, Post Office, was arrested and charged with “Theft of Mail by a Postal Employee.” As a result, the Postal Service suspended Williams without pay effective April 22, 1975. This suspension was issued pursuant to Article XVI of the collective bargaining agreement between the National Association of Letter Carriers (the…
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