Legal Opinion
Sylvester Blaze v. Gary Payne, United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1987No. 86-4854PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether any private right of action can be implied from 39 U.S.C. § 1001(b), which authorizes the United States Postal Service, recently metamorphosed to a private-sector-style corporation, to “establish procedures” governing employee career development and adverse employment actions. 1 We agree with the Third Circuit’s rejection of any such action and affirm the district court’s dismissal of appellant’s claim.
Appellant Blaze has been employed by the United States Postal Service in Shreveport, Louisiana as a mail handler for eleven…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Darrell D. McNair v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Gaj v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Blair v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1987
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Allen C. Kaiser v. United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Bruce Stupy, for Himself and for Others Similarly Situated v. United States Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Geraldine L. McCandless and Fleetwood S. Quittley and Deborah M. Kintner v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Harper v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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