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BUCHANAN v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

Nos. 74-2851 and 74-3214.

508 F.2d 259 (1975)

John H. BUCHANAN, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 19, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayman G. Sherrer, U. S. Atty., Henry I. Frohsin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., Roger Craig, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Law Dept., Washington, D. C., Neil H. Koslowe, Robert E. Kopp, App. Section, Civ. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellants.

William G. Somerville, Jr., John E. Grenier, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This first impression case was brought by three Congressmen who sue on behalf of a class composed of numerous users, located throughout the United States, of the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service was created as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the government by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, 39 U.S.C. §§ 101-5605, and generally performs functions formerly carried out by the Post Office...

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