A Manhattan federal judge has released Whole Foods Market Group Inc. from a proposed class alleging that the popular supermarket chain had overcharged its customers for prepacked foods at New York City stores.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York on Wednesday granted summary judgment in favor of Whole Foods, finding that plaintiff Sean John lacked standing to bring his claims. According to the ruling, John had provided “literally no evidence” to show that he had personally overpaid for products he bought from the grocer between 2014 and 2015.

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