Glennborough Homeowners Association v. United States Postal Service, No. 21-1340 (6th Cir. 2021)
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For more than 20 years, Glennborough’s developers and homeowners have sought to change the subdivision’s “ZIP Code” by petitions to the Postal Service, two rounds of litigation, and one settlement. The Glennborough Homeowners Association contends that the Postal Service breached a consent judgment entered as part of the earlier settlement by allowing mail addressed to “Ypsilanti” (rather than “Superior Township” or “Ann Arbor,” two other communities in Washtenaw County) to be delivered to Glennborough. In the consent agreement, the Postal Service agreed to “recognize ‘Superior Township, Michigan 48198’ as an authorized last line” for Glennborough “in place of its current last line of address, ‘Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198.’ In its lawsuit, the Association sought an order requiring the Postal Service to alter Glennborough’s ZIP Code.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the suit, first noting that the Association, not a party to the consent judgment, likely lacked standing. The Association’s alleged “injuries,” concerning property values, distance to a post office, utility connections, and eligibility to attend specific schools, are not related to any issue addressed in the consent order.
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