Legal Opinion

Lofton v. United States Postal Service

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 31, 1984No. 83 Civ. 8360 (JFK)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEENAN, District Judge:

Petitioner, Michael Lofton (“Lofton”) brings this action seeking vacatur of arbitration award. Jurisdiction is asserted under 9 U.S.C. § 10 and 39 U.S.C. § 1208, (Application at ¶ 3). Respondent has moved pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), for an order dismissing the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons stated hereafter, respondent’s motion to dismiss is granted.

BACKGROUND

Lofton was an employee of the United States Postal Service (the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

In Re the Arbitration Between United States Postal Service & American Postal Workers UnionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
Donald C. Miles v. United States Postal Service, Ken Strom, and Does 1-10, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by9 opinions

Joan Bacashihua, American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
Fraternal Order of Police, National Labor Council, USPS No. 2 v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
Katir v. Columbia UniversityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
Hogan v. 50 Sutton Place South Owners, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
Baade v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1987

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