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MEHDI v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

No. 96 Civ. 5658(SS).

988 F.Supp. 721 (1997)

M.T. MEHDI and Ghazi Khankan, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, and Bob Fearnley, Director of Consumer Affairs, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.T. Mehdi, Ph.D., New York City, pro se.

U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney, New York City, Jeffrey Oestericher, Assistant United States Attorney, for Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.

This case presents an issue not uncommon in a pluralistic society such as ours. Plaintiffs M.T. Mehdi and Ghazi Khankan are Muslims who object to the fact that, during the winter holiday season, some post offices are decorated with symbols primarily associated with the Christmas and Chanukah celebrations — specifically, Christmas trees and menorahs — yet there is no similar recognition of...

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