Legal Opinion
Stephen B. Licata v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 24, 1994No. 93-5637PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
Stephen Lieata appeals the district court’s dismissal of his suit, which it treated as alleging a breach of contract, against the United States Postal Service for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We conclude that we must reverse in light of Congress’s specific grant to the district courts of original jurisdiction over such claims.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Because the district court dismissed the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) before the Postal Service filed an answer, we review only whether the allegations on the face…
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