United States Postal Service v. Town of Greenwich

RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S and DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS

ARTERTON, District Judge.

I. Factual and Procedural History

This case poses the question of whether the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut (“Town”) may enforce state building code requirements and require payment of building permit fees relating to the construction of a new post office (the ‘West Putnam Station”) in Greenwich against the United States Postal Service, the lessor of the property (Central Land Company of Greenwich) and/or the independent building contractor…