DIRECT MARKETING ASS'N v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Nos. 1219 to 1223, Dockets 84-4176, 85-4002, 85-4004, 85-4006 and 85-4032.

778 F.2d 96 (1985)

DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC., American Newspaper Publishers Association, Coalition of Non-Postal Media, and American Postal Workers Union, Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Respondent, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., Mail Order Association of America, Parcel Shippers Association, Council of Public Utility Mailers, McGraw Hill, Inc., Association of American Publishers, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, Inc., the Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Time Inc., Newsweek, Inc., Magazine Publishers Association, Third Class Mail Association, American Business Press, Advo-System, Inc., United Parcel Service of America, Inc., American Newspaper Publishers Association, Dow Jones & Co., Alliance of Non-Profit Mailers, Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana T. Ackerly, Washington, D.C. (James R. Stirn, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., Robert L. Sherman, New York City, of counsel) for petitioner and intervenor Direct Marketing Ass'n, Inc.

Toni K. Allen, Washington, D.C. (Joseph J. Simons, Wald, Harkrader & Ross, Washington, D.C., W. Terry Maguire, Tonda F. Rush, Rene P. Brown, American Newspaper Publishers Ass'n, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for petitioner American Newspaper Publishers Ass'n.

David R. Straus, Washington, D.C. (Scott H. Hempling, Spiegel & McDiarmid, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for petitioner Coalition of Non-Postal Media.

Susan L. Catler, Washington, D.C. (Anton G. Hajjar, O'Donnell, Schwartz & Anderson, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for petitioner American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO.

David M. Levy, Washington, D.C. (R. Eden Martin, Sidley & Austin, Washington, D.C., Marc J. Gottridge, Sidley & Austin, New York City, of counsel) for petitioner Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers.

Danial J. Foucheaux, Jr., Washington, D.C. (Louis A. Cox, Gen. Counsel, Frances G. Beck, Associate Gen. Counsel, Norma J. Brown, Leslie A. Clark, Richard T. Cooper, Eric P. Koetting, Robert C. Lowry, Scott L. Reiter, Michael T. Tidwell, United States Postal Service, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for respondent U.S. Postal Service.

David C. Todd, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, D.C. for intervenor Mail Order Ass'n of America.

Eugene E. Threadgill, Washington, D.C. (R. Brian Corcoran, Connole and O'Connell, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for intervenor Council of Public Utility Mailers (Ian D. Volner, N. Frank Wiggins, Mark L. Pelesh, Cohn and Marks, Washington, D.C., of counsel) for intervenors Ass'n of American Publishers and Recording Industry Ass'n of America, Inc.

Timothy J. May, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, D.C. for intervenor The Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc.

John M. Burzio, Hydeman, Mason, Burzio & Lloyd, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Time Inc.

John M. Burzio, Hydeman, Mason, Burzio & Lloyd, Washington, D.C. (Edward Berlin, Robert S. Taylor, Swidler, Berlin & Strelow, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor Newsweek, Inc.

John M. Burzio, Hydeman, Mason, Burzio & Lloyd, Washington, D.C. (David Minton, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor Magazine Publishers Ass'n.

Keith R. McCrea, Ann J. LaFrance, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, D.C., Howard H. Bachrach, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, New York City, of counsel for intervenor Third Class Mail Ass'n.

Thomas W. McLaughlin, Washington, D.C. (John M. Burzio, Hydeman, Mason, Burzio & Lloyd, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor Advo-System, Inc.

Robert L. Kendall, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. and New York City (John E. McKeever, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., and New York City, of counsel), for intervenor United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

M. Reamy Ancarrow, Washington, D.C. (W. Gilibert Faulk, Jr., Paula A. Jameson, George L. Mahoney, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & McRae, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor Dow Jones & Co.

Before LUMBARD, VAN GRAAFEILAND and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.


PIERCE, Circuit Judge.

Petition to review an order of the Governors of the United States Postal Service (Governors) which ordered new postal rates and fees to take effect on February 17, 1985 pursuant to the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, 39 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (1976) (the Act). Petitioners and intervenors present numerous challenges to the Governors' decision. These challenges include whether certain of the rates implemented are supported by...

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