District Court, District of Columbia March 28, 1988, Civ. A. No. 88-778 (Mail Order Ass'n of America v. United States Postal Service)

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

Introduction

In this suit, plaintiffs challenge the legality of defendant's decision to adopt a postal rate increase effective April 3,1988. Plaintiffs do not challenge the size of the rate increase or the methods by which it was adopted. Plaintiffs only challenge the legality of the effective date of the increase.