Legal Opinion
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 18, 1984No. H-84-809 CivilPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction restraining the Postal Service from terminating the employment of Philip N. Danko, pending arbitration of the dispute. The defendant opposes the motion and has moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The plaintiffs’ motion was heard on August 8, 1984, but no evidence was taken because the defendant conceded that the facts as stated in the plaintiffs’ complaint were true.
Facts
This dispute began with the decision of the Postal Service to “excess” (i.e., eliminate)…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Scott v. GoodmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- American Postal Workers Union of Los Angeles, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Rauccio v. FrankDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1990
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