Crandall
Crandall v. Teamsters Local No. 150
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Marty W. Crandall, No. 2:23-cv-03043-KJM-CSK Plaintiff, ORDER v. Teamsters Local No. 150, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Marty W. Crandall, a member of Teamsters Local 150 (the Union), brings this employment action against the Union and Dale Wentz, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union. Defendants move to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). The court grants the motion in part and denies the motion in part. I. BACKGROUND Crandall is a member of the Union. Compl. 4/7, ECF No. 1. Wentz is the principal 23 officer, or Secretary-Treasurer of the Union. /d. §.9. Unlike some other unions, Business Agents 24 inthe Teamsters Union are elected and not appointed by the principal officer. /d. 36. The Union holds elections every three years and voters can either vote for individual candidates or 26 vote for “the…