Fagnani v. Sugarfina USA LLC
Mykayla Fagnani, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated v. Sugarfina USA LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-09696
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mykayla Fagnani v. Sugarfina USA LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint update without deciding the case’s merits.
Mykayla Fagnani, Sugarfina USA LLC, and the other persons identified in the complaint as similarly situated.
What happened
Mykayla Fagnani v. Sugarfina USA LLC is an order about the case’s next steps. The court required the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint and make a good-faith effort to settle.
The parties were also directed to consider whether Fagnani had met the legal requirement of standing, meaning a sufficient connection to the alleged injury to bring the case. If they could not settle, they had to discuss whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide the merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Fagnani v. Sugarfina USA LLC · No. 1:25-cv-09696
- Rochon
- Nov. 25, 2025
What the Court Ordered
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. They must make a good-faith effort to settle the action.
During those discussions, the parties must consider whether Mykayla Fagnani has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a plaintiff have a sufficient connection to the alleged injury to bring a case. The order cites two Second Circuit decisions concerning standing.
If the Case Does Not Settle
If the parties cannot settle the case themselves, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
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 letter must request either referral to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, with a preference stated between those options, or an initial status conference.
What the Order Did Not Decide
The order did not decide whether Fagnani has standing, whether Sugarfina USA LLC is liable, or whether the claims may proceed. It addressed settlement discussions and scheduling only.
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