Legal Opinion
Gargilis v. Gleavy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 23, 1942No. 1936PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEENEY, District Judge.
In this action the petitioner seeks to enjoin the Acting Postmaster in Boston from interfering with his mail pursuant to a fraud order issued against him by the Acting Postmaster General in Washington. The defendant has moved to dismiss the action for the reason, among others which need not be considered, that the Postmaster General is an indispensable party, and cannot be joined in this action as he is outside the jurisdiction of the court. The pleadings disclose the facts.
There is considerable discord in the decisions as to whether a court may enjoin a subordinate…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Silberschein v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by2 opinions
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