Woods v. United States Postal Service

Filing 10

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 10/24/2016. (HEG, )

FILED
OCT 2 4 2016
Clerk, U.S. District Court
District Of Montana
Helena

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
HELENA DIVISION

DEBBIE WOODS,
No. CV 16-49-H-SEH

Plaintiff,
vs.

ORDER

UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE, an independent agency of
the United States Government,
Defendant.
On October 24, 2016, the Court convened a preliminary pretrial conference
in this matter. Plaintiff was represented by John C. Doubek, Esq. Defendant was
represented by William Adam Duerk, Esq. During the conference, the Court
apprised the parties' representatives of the following:

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This action was filed on June 17, 2016. 1 The defendant named is United
States Postal Service, an independent agency of the United States Government.
The United States is the only proper party defendant in Federal Tort Claims Act2
actions. 3 "A claim against the United States Postal Service in its own name is not a
claim against the United States." 4
ORDERED
The above-captio~~ matter is DISMISSED.
DATED this

J!/_tlf.), of October, 2016.

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United States District Judge

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Doc. 1.

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28 u.s.c. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680.

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Kennedy v. US. Postal Service, 145 F.3d 1077, 1078 (9th Cir. 1998).

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Id
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