Any pleading asserting a claim by or against a class shall:
(a) bear, next to the caption, the designation “Class Action”; and
(b) contain a section entitled “Class Action Allegations” immediately after the allegation
of jurisdictional grounds, which section shall contain:
(1) a reference to the specific provision(s) in Rule 23(b) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure under which it is claimed that the action may be brought as a
class action; and
(2) sufficient allegations to support the claim that the action may be brought as a
class action, including but not limited to:
(A) the number or approximate number of the members of the class;
(B) a description of who is in the class;
(C) the basis upon which it is claimed that the party asserting the claim
will fairly and adequately protect the interest of the class, or, if the
claim is asserted against a class, that the named members of the class
will fairly and adequately protect the interests of that class; and
(D) the questions of law or fact claimed to be common to the class.
Effective 3/17/08: §(b) amended.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULES -- RULES APPLICABLE TO CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
