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D.R.I. LR Cv 23

Class Actions

activein force · 2024-04-01 – presentact-effective-date

Any pleading asserting a claim by or against a class shall:

(a) bear, next to the caption, the designation “Class Action”; and

(b) contain a section entitled “Class Action Allegations” immediately after the allegation

of jurisdictional grounds, which section shall contain:

(1) a reference to the specific provision(s) in Rule 23(b) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure under which it is claimed that the action may be brought as a

class action; and

(2) sufficient allegations to support the claim that the action may be brought as a

class action, including but not limited to:

(A) the number or approximate number of the members of the class;

(B) a description of who is in the class;

will fairly and adequately protect the interest of the class, or, if the

claim is asserted against a class, that the named members of the class

will fairly and adequately protect the interests of that class; and

(D) the questions of law or fact claimed to be common to the class.

Effective 3/17/08: §(b) amended.

Provenance

Source: www.rid.uscourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-18
Edition: fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash: 10eaaf282dbd5e5f40591594583426d756cc4b15ea8628a218540b53acbb953b

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