Reconcile class-member records to the class definition
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Match each person in the data to the class definition the lawyer or the certification order states, and flag a person who does not match or whose required data is missing. Do not rewrite the definition.
- What the lawyer must review
- Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(1)(B): an order that certifies a class action must define the class and the class claims, issues or defenses, and must appoint class counsel under Rule 23(g). You decide whether a person is inside that definition. A match against a spreadsheet is not that decision. Rule 23(c)(5): when appropriate, a class may be divided into subclasses that are each treated as a class. You decide whether to ask for a subclass. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the member data into a public tool.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class-action litigation hold notice | Notice | AI use Yellow | Internal hold for a putative federal class action, covering the merits file and the systems that show who is in the proposed class. |
| Stipulated protective order for class-member data | Court document | AI use 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. |
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