Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Linked with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. v. Harrington (25-559)
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 23, 2026.
Issue
Whether a federal district court that has taken personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action must exclude from the collective action all opt-in plaintiffs whose claims arose outside the forum state.
Oct 30, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2025)Nov 24, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 3, 2025 to January 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 25, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 2, 2026.
Jan 2, 2026Brief of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. in opposition not accepted for filing. (To be Corrected - January 06, 2026)
Jan 2, 2026Brief of respondent Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. in opposition filed. (Corrected)Jan 16, 2026Reply of petitioners Andrew Harrington, et al. filed. (Distributed)Jan 21, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 23, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/harrington-v-cracker-barrel-old-country-store-inc/