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23.1 Designation of "Class Action" in the Caption

(a) If a party seeks to maintain a case as a class action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, the party shall include the words "Class Action" in the complaint or other pleading asserting a class action next to its caption.

(b) The plaintiff also shall check the appropriate box on the Civil Cover Sheet at the time of filing the action.