Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Division, American Oil Co. v. Starks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 24, 1975No. Nos. 75-1608, 75-1609, 75-1690PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
These appeals challenge the immunity of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to garnishment procedures to effect judgments in state courts. The Government says:
“The United States Postal Service, being an independent establishment of the executive branch and performing a function which only the federal government may perform or delegate is not subject to a garnishment proceeding.”
*202The Government cites as authority for its proposition only two cases, Lawhorn v. Lawhorn, 351 F.Supp. 1399 (S.D.W.Va.1972), and Detroit Window Cleaners Local 139 Insurance Fund v. Griffin et al., 345 F.Supp. 1343…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. JG Menihan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Leon H. White v. Warren M. Bloomberg, Postmaster, United States Post Office Department to Be Known as the United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Lawhorn v. LawhornDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1972
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Michele Portmann, Doing Business as Grafica, an Individual v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- The May Department Stores Company v. Monroe Williamson, Sisters of St. Mary v. Donald A. Lerch and United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Co. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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