40.41 Order Certifying Class

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Order No. 	    		

	In accordance with the ﬁndings and conclusions contained in the Opinion [omitted] filed concurrently with this order, it is, ORDERED:
1.	Class Certification. Civil Action No. 		, styled 	       					 shall be maintained as a class action on behalf of the following class of plaintiffs:
[Describe class in objective terms to the extent possible. For example, “All persons and entities throughout the United States and its territories (other than widget manufacturers and entities owned or controlled by them) that, since          [date]       , have purchased widgets directly from any of the defendants or from any other widget manufacturer.”]
	with respect to the following cause(s) of action:
[Describe class claims as precisely as possible. For example, “Any claims for damages or injunctive relief under federal antitrust laws premised upon an alleged conspiracy among the defendants and other widget manufacturers to restrict competition in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of widgets by setting the minimum prices charged for widgets after 
        [date]         .”]
2.	Class Representative; Class Counsel. Subject to further order of the court, [A.B. Co.] is designated as class representative and [X.Y.] is designated as counsel for the class.
3.	Notice.1
(a)	Class counsel shall by 		[date]		, cause to be mailed in the name of the clerk by ﬁrst class mail, postage prepaid, to all class members who can be identified through reasonable efforts, a notice written in plain language and approved by the court. For illustrative examples of the form of such notices, see the Federal Judicial Center’s Web site (www.fjc.gov) and go to the “Class Action Notices” page. In addition to class members identified through an examination of defendants’ records, this notice will also be mailed to persons who are members of [National Widget Dealers Trade Association].
(b)	Class counsel shall cause to be published in the                   by           [date]          , a notice in substantially the same style and format as the illustrative summary notices posted on the “Class Action Notices” page of the Federal Judicial Center’s Web site (www.fjc.gov). 
4.	Exclusion. The notice to class members must inform them as to how they may exclude themselves from the class.
5.	List of Class Members. Class counsel will ﬁle with the clerk by        [date]       , an affidavit identifying the persons to whom notice has been mailed and who have not timely requested exclusion.

Dated: 												
									United States District Judge

Note:
	1.	See supra section 21.311.