Legal Opinion
Gelbfish v. United States Postal Service
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 11, 1999No. 98 CV 3964 (NG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GERSHON, District Judge.
Presently before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because of plaintiffs failure to exhaust the administrative remedies available under the postal regulations for seeking indemnification for undelivered, registered mail.
This is an action involving two lost packages that were sent via registered mail. According to the complaint, on or about June 30, 1994, plaintiffs assignor Ernest D. Gaulin d/b/a Abba Jewelry Co (“Abba”) sent two packages, each…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Susan Mary Kamen v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Patricia McDonald and Carol BuckhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Hernandez v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Frank Mastoloni & Sons, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Ridgway Hatcheries, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1968
3Cited by3 opinions
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