Connock v. U.S. Postal Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CRAIG CONNOCK, Plaintiff, 22-CV-262-LJV v. DECISION & ORDER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, Defendant. On March 14, 2022, the pro se plaintiff, Craig Connock, commenced this action in the Town of Amherst Justice Court, Small Claims Part, against the defendant, the U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”). Docket Item 1 at 1, 7-8.1 He alleges that he paid the USPS “for 2[-]day shipping of a registered . . . check” but that the check arrived “12 days later.” Id. at 7. On April 4, 2022, the USPS removed the action to this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1).

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