---
title: "Build the class-notice distribution record"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/build-the-notice-distribution-plan-and-the-distribution-record/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-D20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the class-notice distribution record

> Record, for each notice the lawyer identifies, who is to receive it, the send date the lawyer records, and the address source. Write no notice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/build-the-notice-distribution-plan-and-the-distribution-record/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Class Actions / Representative Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record, for each notice the lawyer identifies, who is to receive it, the send date the lawyer records, and the address source. Write no notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | Rule 23(c)(2) is the notice that follows certification, and Rule 23(d) allows the court to require notice while the action is conducted. You decide the method, and you write the notice so that it meets the part of the rule that applies. The distribution record is not the notice. Check it against the mailing list before it is treated as complete. Model Rule 1.6: do not put class-member addresses into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the notice-distribution plan and the distribution record](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/build-the-notice-distribution-plan-and-the-distribution-record.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record, for each notice the lawyer identifies, who is to receive it, the send date the lawyer records, and the address source. Write no notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The record stores what was sent and to whom. It does not choose the contents.
- Individual notice and other notice are different parts of Rule 23(c)(2). Open the part that applies before the method is fixed.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stipulated protective order for class-member data](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/us-class-member-protective-order.md) | Court document | Yellow | Rule 26(c) stipulation for contact data and account identifiers of putative class members, limiting use to the case and separating a confidentiality mark from sealing. |
| [Opt-out notice distribution plan (Federal Court class action, GPN-CA Part 12)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/opt-out-distribution-plan.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Plan for how an opt-out notice will reach class members: plain-language content headings, the respondent's records, objections, and the Court's approval of the manner of distribution. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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