---
title: "Build the list for a class-member update"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/draft-group-member-updates-and-registration-communications/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-T1-R12-US"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the list for a class-member update

> Build the list of people to whom an update would go, from the register the lawyer approves, and record any subclass the lawyer has assigned. Write no notice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/draft-group-member-updates-and-registration-communications/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 the list of people to whom an update would go, from the register the lawyer approves, and record any subclass the lawyer has assigned. Write no notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(d)(1)(B): in conducting the action the court may order that appropriate notice be given to some or all class members of any step in the action, of the proposed extent of the judgment, or of the members' opportunity to signify whether they consider the representation fair and adequate, to intervene and present claims or defenses, or otherwise to come into the action. The court orders the notice. You write it. The list is not the notice. Model Rule 1.6: keep the register out of a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft group-member updates and registration communications](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/draft-group-member-updates-and-registration-communications.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build the list of people to whom an update would go, from the register the lawyer approves, and record any subclass the lawyer has assigned. Write no notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Notice under Rule 23(d) is what the court orders. The tool does not compose it.
- A subclass is a class under Rule 23(c)(5). Do not split the list unless the lawyer has done so.

## 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. |

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.*