John H. Buchanan, Jr. v. United States Postal Service, Etc.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This first impression case was brought by three Congressmen who sue on behalf of a class composed of numerous users, located throughout the United States, of the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service was created as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the government by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, 39 U.S.C. §§ 101-5605, and generally performs functions formerly carried out by the Post Office Department. The controversy centers upon previously uninterpreted language of 39 U.S.C. § 3661:(a) The Postal Service shall develop and…