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OPINION & ORDER Plaintiffs Marshall Vandermark, (“Vandermark”), Robert Mateer (“Mateer”), and Thomas Terminelle, (“Terminelle”), (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this action against the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (“LEEBA”) and Kenneth Wynder (“Wynder”), former president of LEEBA, (collectively, “Defendants”) asserting a violation of Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”) which concerns the duty of labor organizations to file certain reports with the Secretary of Labor (“Secretary”), provide reports to union members, and allows union members to sue to examine books, records, and accounts to verify these reports. See 29 U.S.C. §431. Plaintiffs also bring claims pursuant to New York Labor Law §§720, 726 and seek attorney’s fees. Currently before me is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Because I find that (1) Plaintiffs failed to establish that they are currently LEEBA members, and (2) the right to sue provision of Title II applies only to LEEBA members, Plaintiffs’ Title II claim is moot, and I lack subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim. I decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ remaining state law claims. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed. I. Factual Background1 A. Claims and Relief Sought Pursuant to Title II of the LMRDA, Plaintiffs seek to “enforce the duty imposed by law upon Defendants to permit Plaintiffs, who have just cause, to examine and copy relevant books, records, and accounts necessary to verify the union’s receipts and expenditures from 2005 to the present.” (SAC 17.) Plaintiffs seek an order directing Defendants to produce all of LEEBA’s financial disclosures and books and records from 2005 to the present, and an order granting Plaintiffs access to all of Defendants’ books and records since 2005 to the present. (Id. 189(E)-(F). Plaintiffs also seek attorney’s fees and costs. (Id. 189(M).) Plaintiffs style their Title II claim as one for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. (See id.

148-58.) Additionally, Plaintiffs bring claims pursuant to New York Labor Law Sections 720 et. seq. and 726 et. seq. (Id.

 
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