James Hayes, Jr. v. United States Postal Service and the United States of America

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

James Hayes, Jr., now retired, filed suit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, alleging failure of the USPS to compensate him for a suggestion he had made pursuant to the USPS Employee Suggestion Program. The complaint alleged that jurisdiction existed because the United States was a defendant. The government filed a motion to dismiss asserting that subject matter jurisdiction was wanting and that service of process was insufficient.

Hayes’ opposition to the government’s…