Legal Opinion
Goodman's Furniture Company v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 24, 1977No. 76-2438PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
For the sixth time1 in the courts of appeal, and for no less than the nineteenth2 time in the district courts, the government has sought to litigate the immunity of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to state garnishment proceedings. As Judge Weis discusses in his concurring opinion, circuit-shopping by the government in quest of a favorable decision should not be allowed. However, much as we may agree with the views expressed in the concurring opinions of Judge Weis in this case and Judge Lay in May Department Stores Company v. Williamson, 549 F.2d 1147, 1149-50 (8th…
3Cases cited13 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
- 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
- Standard Oil Division, American Oil Co. v. StarksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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4Cited by21 opinions
- Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hi-Craft Clothing Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Kuehner v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Stieberger v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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