---
title: "Tabulate class data for a settlement distribution"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/model-a-settlement-distribution-scheme-from-the-class-data/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-T1-R5-US"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Tabulate class data for a settlement distribution

> Tabulate the claim fields the lawyer marks, by class member. Write no sentence of the distribution method.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/model-a-settlement-distribution-scheme-from-the-class-data/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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Tabulate the claim fields the lawyer marks, by class member. Write no sentence of the distribution method. |
| What the lawyer must review | Under Rule 23(e)(2), one matter is whether the relief provided for the class is adequate, taking into account the effectiveness of any proposed method of distributing relief to the class, including the method of processing class-member claims. You write that method. You open the whole of Rule 23(e) before a settlement is filed. The table is not the method. Check every total against the source data before it is used. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the class data into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Model a settlement distribution scheme from the class data](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/model-a-settlement-distribution-scheme-from-the-class-data.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Tabulate the claim fields the lawyer marks, by class member. Write no sentence of the distribution method.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The distribution method is for the lawyer to write. The table only lines up the fields the lawyer has marked.
- Open the whole of Rule 23(e) before the settlement papers are filed. Subsection (e)(2) is not the whole approval rule.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Settlement approval application checklist (Federal Court class action, s 33V and GPN-CA)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/settlement-approval-application-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Step-by-step checklist for seeking Federal Court approval of a class action settlement: settlement terms, the two-stage interlocutory application, the notice to class members, the evidence the Court… |

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.*