---
title: "Compile a hearing chronology and an index for the court book"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/compile-the-court-book-and-a-hearing-chronology/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-T1-R7-US"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compile a hearing chronology and an index for the court book

> Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer marks, and an index with the document name and date. Do not decide what the court should read.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/compile-the-court-book-and-a-hearing-chronology/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 | Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer marks, and an index with the document name and date. Do not decide what the court should read. |
| What the lawyer must review | You choose what goes in the court book. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(d)(1)(A): in conducting a class action the court may issue orders that determine the course of proceedings or prescribe measures to prevent undue repetition or complication. The index is for that conduct of the action. It is not an order. Formal Opinion 512: check the index against the documents. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the bundle into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Compile the court book and a hearing chronology](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/compile-the-court-book-and-a-hearing-chronology.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer marks, and an index with the document name and date. Do not decide what the court should read.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The court controls the conduct of the action under Rule 23(d). The index does not.
- A document the lawyer has not marked stays out of the index.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deposition outline: class representative and Rule 30(b)(6)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/us-class-deposition-outline.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Question outline for the deposition of a proposed class representative and for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition on the systems that define the class. Questions only. No script of testimony. |

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.*