Legal Opinion
Federal Express Corp. v. United States Postal Service
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided March 21, 1997No. 96-3151-D/APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
DONALD, District Judge.
Defendant, an independent establishment of the federal government, has challenged this court’s subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiffs cause of action brought pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127 (1994). Jurisdiction is premised on 15 U.S.C. § 1121(a) and 39 U.S.C. § 401(1), a provisions of the Postal Reorganization Act (“PRA”).
I. BACKGROUND
Under the PRA, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) enjoys a hybrid sta tus. It is both an “independent establishment of the executive branch,” 39 U.S.C. § 201,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Global Mail Limited v. United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Incorporated Air Courier Conference of America, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Federal Express Corporation v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Multimedia Games, Inc. v. WLGC Acquisition Corp.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2001
- Brandofino v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1998
- Global Mail Limited v. US Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998