Crumwell v. Chicken N Pickle
Denise Crumwell, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated v. Chicken N Pickle, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-07973
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Crumwell v. Chicken N Pickle, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter but did not decide the case’s merits.
The parties to Denise Crumwell’s action against Chicken N Pickle, LLC, including the plaintiff and the defendant, must follow the settlement-discussion and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
Denise Crumwell brought Crumwell v. Chicken N Pickle, LLC, on behalf of herself and other similarly situated people. The order does not describe the claims or decide whether the case may proceed.
The parties must meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served and make a good-faith effort to settle. They must consider whether Crumwell has satisfied the requirement of standing, meaning a sufficient personal connection to bring the case, and whether court-assisted mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 15 more days, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not, the letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge for settlement discussions, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this order without deciding standing or the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Crumwell v. Chicken N Pickle · No. 1:25-cv-07973
- Rochon
- Sept. 26, 2025
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The meeting must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
The parties must consider during those discussions whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the requirement that a plaintiff have the legally sufficient connection to the dispute needed to bring the case. The order cites Second Circuit decisions addressing standing but does not decide whether Crumwell has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the district court’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Further filing
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the joint letter must request either referral to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition and scope
This is a procedural order concerning settlement discussions and case management. The court did not rule on standing, the merits of the claims, or any motion.
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