(a) Once a case is conditionally certified as a class action and the presiding judge
requires that notice be given to potential class members, the following rules apply:
(1) if there are fewer than 1,000 potential class members, the presiding judge
may require that notification responses be sent directly to the clerk; but
(2) if there are 1,000 or more potential class members, the presiding judge may
require that notification responses be sent to a United States Postal Service
box in the name of the clerk. Plaintiff must pay the fees for the box, but
such fees will be taxed as costs.
(b) The presiding judge may name an individual to collect, account for, and tabulate
notice responses. Plaintiff must pay such individual a reasonable fee for these services, as
determined by the presiding judge, but such fee will be taxed as costs.
