Court document · Class Actions / Representative Proceedings
Stipulated protective order for class-member data
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.
- Kind
- Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Where it applies
- United States
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 4 authorities it cites, for United States.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when class discovery will include names, addresses, phone numbers, emails or account numbers. Do not use a mark on that data as permission to file it publicly or to contact class members for a purpose outside the case.
Used for these tasks
- Reconcile group-member data to the class definition
- Run a first-pass review of the large discovery set
- Draft group-member updates and registration communications
- Build the notice-distribution plan and the distribution record
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may adapt the stipulation from the data fields the lawyer lists. The lawyer decides who may see contact data and whether it may be used to communicate with class members.
AI may
- Insert the data fields from the lawyer's list into the definition of covered data
- State the lawyer's choice on whether contact data may be used for case communications
- Flag any clause that would let a party file unredacted account numbers because they were marked confidential
AI must not
- Must not decide that absent class members have consented to disclosure or to contact
- Must not draft a class notice or an opt-out form in this stipulation
- Must not file the stipulation
The lawyer checks
- The fields match what is actually being produced
- Use of contact data is limited to what the lawyer has approved, and solicitation is addressed
- Rule 5.2 redaction and the court's sealing rules are left in place
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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