Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Mizell
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 24, 1971No. Civ. A. 528-70-RPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Jurisdiction of the Court is attained by virtue of Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331(a), 1339, and 1346(a) (2).
Plaintiff, a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church whose tenets preclude labor on their Sabbath Day, which is from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday, is an employee of the United States Post Office Department in the capacity of a regular carrier.
Defendant, Mizell, is the Post Master of the Post Office in Richmond, Virginia, wherein plaintiff is employed.
From the pleadings, stipulations and evidence introduced before the Court, the Court finds that…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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