Opinion ID: 187157
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: President Sombrotto's Failure To Report

Text: While it is unclear in his brief, Noble may have attempted to renew an argument he made below that President Sombrotto personally violated § 501(a) by failing to report his official actions to the biennial Convention in accordance with NALC Const. art. 9, § 1(k). In the district court, Noble specifically complained that Sombrotto should have reported his approval of the Executive Council resolutions authorizing the in-town expense allowance and FICA reimbursements to the Convention. The district court found that: [A]lthough Art. 9, § 1(k) requires that the President shall submit at each Convention a written report of all his/her official acts during his/her term of office, the Executive Council resolutions at issue in this case were official acts of the Executive Council, not the President. Therefore, NALC's interpretation of its Constitution that it does not require such reporting of resolutions is reasonable. Noble, slip op. at 21-22. We agree with the district court's reasoning and affirm its dismissal of this claim.