U.S. District Court / D.D.C.

Pitney Bowes Inc. v. United States Postal Service

Decided November 5, 1998. Ricardo M. Urbina wrote the opinion for the court.

27 F. Supp. 2d 15 · Cited 178 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571
Concept Automation, Inc. v. United States Postal Service · 887 F. Supp. 6
Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232
Bowen v. Public Agencies Opposed to Social Security Entrapment · 477 U.S. 41
Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal Service · 467 U.S. 512
National Retired Teachers Ass'n v. United States Postal Service · 430 F. Supp. 141
Freiburger v. Emery Air Charter, Inc. · 795 F. Supp. 253
Petrolite Corp. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency · 519 F. Supp. 966
Galliano v. United States Postal Service · 669 F. Supp. 488

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