Local Rule 23.0: Class Actions; General Requirements
D. Vt. — Civil rule
Rule 23. Class Actions; General Requirements.
(a) Title. The words "Complaint – Class Action" must appear on the face of the complaint, next to the caption.
(b) Separate Class Allegations. The complaint must contain the following under a separate heading, titled "Class Action Allegations":
(1) Rule Citation. A reference to the portion of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 under which the party claims the suit is properly maintainable as a class action.
(2) Class Justification. Supporting allegations must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a).
(c) Other Claims. This rule applies, with appropriate adaptations, to counterclaims or cross-claims brought for or against a class.