Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. United States Postal Service

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case arises from Appellants’— Sears, Roebuck and Co. (“Sears”), Segerdahl Graphics, Inc. (“Segerdahl”), and Aspen Marketing Services, LLC (“Aspen”)— use of the United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”) for delivery of bulk mailings. In 2009, Appellants mailed over 8.2 million folded self-mailers, i.e, mail that can be folded and sent without envelopes, for which they paid postage at a discounted automation rate. To qualify for the discounted rate, Appellants certified that their mailings met the applicable sealing requirements for oblong self-mailers.…