Case Name: Jose SERRANO, Luis Beniquez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. USA UNITED TRANSIT, INC., Thomas Scialpi, Larraine Lia Castellano, Francis "Frank" Braccia, Carol Papacena, Clarence "Jay" Jones, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Nicholas Maddalone, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-11-23
Citations: 402 F. App'x 574
Docket Number: No. 09-5032-cv
Parties: Jose SERRANO, Luis Beniquez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. USA UNITED TRANSIT, INC., Thomas Scialpi, Larraine Lia Castellano, Francis “Frank” Braccia, Carol Papacena, Clarence “Jay” Jones, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Nicholas Maddalone, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge, and AMALYA L. KEARSE, and CHESTER J. STRAUB, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 402
Pages: 574–576

Head Matter:
Jose SERRANO, Luis Beniquez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. USA UNITED TRANSIT, INC., Thomas Scialpi, Larraine Lia Castellano, Francis “Frank” Braccia, Carol Papacena, Clarence “Jay” Jones, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Nicholas Maddalone, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-5032-cv.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Nov. 23, 2010.
Jose Serrano, Bronx, NY, pro se.
Luis Beniquez, Brooklyn, NY, pro se.
Anthony J. Cincotta, Shrewsbury, NJ, and Eric C. Stuart, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., New York, NY, (Counsel for USA United Transit, Inc.).
Richard A. Brook and Jessica Drangel Ochs, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., New York, NY, (Counsel for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181).
PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge, and AMALYA L. KEARSE, and CHESTER J. STRAUB, Circuit Judges.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to amend the official caption to conform to the caption in this order.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Appellants Jose Serrano and Luis Beni-quez, pro se, appeal the district court's judgment granting the Defendants' Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss their complaint, which alleged a hybrid § 301 (of the Labor Management Relations Act)/fair representation claim. See 29 U.S.C. § 185; DelCostello v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 164-65, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983). The district court denied Plaintiffs' request for equitable tolling of the limitations period, and dismissed the claims as untimely filed. We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues presented for review.
"We review de novo a district court's dismissal of a complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), construing the complaint liberally, accepting all factual allegations in the complaint as true, and drawing all reasonable inferences in the plaintiffs favor." Chambers v. Time Warner, Inc., 282 F.3d 147, 152 (2d Cir.2002). We review a district court's denial of equitable tolling for abuse of discretion. See Zerilli-Edelglass v. N.Y. City Transit Auth., 333 F.3d 74, 81 (2d Cir.2003). Hybrid § 301/fair represen tation claims have a six-month statute of limitations. See Carrion v. Enter. Ass'n., Metal Trades Branch Local Union 638, 227 F.3d 29, 33-34 (2d Cir.2000) (citing DelCostello, 462 U.S. at 164-65, 103 S.Ct. 2281).
Based on our review of the record, we conclude that the district court correctly-determined that Serrano and Beniquez filed their complaint well after the expiration of the six-month statute of limitations. The court did not abuse its discretion in determining that Appellants did not establish the "reasonable diligence" and "extraordinary" circumstances necessary for equitable tolling. See Zerilli-Edelglass, 333 F.3d at 80-81. Appellants' letter to the Department of Labor on April 14, 2008, shows awareness of the facts that gave rise to their claim more than a year before the present action was filed. Moreover, they do not explain how Serrano's mental illness stood in the way of his ability to comply with the limitations period; their participation in other litigation during the same time period belies any such inhibition.
We have considered all of the remaining arguments on appeal and found them to be without merit. For the foregoing reasons, the order of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.