SNAPP v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-TEXARKANA, ETC.

No. 81-2107 Summary Calendar.

664 F.2d 1329 (1982)

Richard D. SNAPP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE-TEXARKANA MANAGEMENT SECTIONAL CENTER, William M. Capshaw, Manager, Postmaster, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. James, Texarkana, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

William J. Cornelius, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief Civ. Section, Tyler, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Richard Snapp sued to enjoin the United States Postal Service from complying with a writ of garnishment issued by a Tennessee court. The district court dismissed the case for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction, and Snapp appealed. We affirm.

I.

In 1978 Snapp was sued for divorce in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. Though a resident of Tennessee when the divorce action began, soon thereafter...

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