---
title: "Direct notice of class counsel's fee motion to the class members"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/prepare-the-class-member-notice-of-legal-costs-and-funding-charges/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-PE20261022-6-US"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Direct notice of class counsel's fee motion to the class members

> List the fee and nontaxable-cost figures the motion would state, and who must receive notice of the motion. Do not write the notice.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the fee and nontaxable-cost figures the motion would state, and who must receive notice of the motion. Do not write the notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide the notice and whether the fee may be sought. In a certified class action, Rule 23(h) says the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and nontaxable costs that are authorized by law or by the parties' agreement. A claim for an award must be made by motion under Rule 54(d)(2), subject to Rule 23(h), at a time the court sets. Notice of the motion must be served on all parties and, for motions by class counsel, directed to class members in a reasonable manner. A class member, or a party from whom payment is sought, may object. The court may hold a hearing and must find the facts and state its legal conclusions under Rule 52(a). The court may refer issues related to the amount to a special master or a magistrate judge, as Rule 54(d)(2)(D) provides. Separately, when a proposal would bind class members, Rule 23(e)(2)(C)(iii) requires the court, in deciding whether the relief is adequate, to take into account the terms of any proposed award of attorney's fees, including timing of payment. These rules do not require disclosure of a third-party litigation funder. The tool does not decide that the fee is reasonable and does not write the notice. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the class-member notice of legal costs and funding charges](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/prepare-the-class-member-notice-of-legal-costs-and-funding-charges.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the fee and nontaxable-cost figures the motion would state, and who must receive notice of the motion. Do not write the notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rule 23(h) applies in a certified class action. It is not a general client-bill rule.
- Nothing on these pages requires a class notice to name a litigation funder.

## Sources

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 23](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 54](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_54) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*