Oppenheimer Fund v. Sanders
United States Supreme Court
437 U.S. 340 (1978)
Relevant factsFree
The district court ordered Oppenheimer Fund to hire a third party to compile a class member list from its transfer agent's records at a cost of $16,000 to satisfy Rule 23(c)(2) notice requirements, reasoning this was permissible under discovery rules, and the court of appeals affirmed en banc, creating a circuit split.
IssueFree
Whether, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(d), the class representative in a class action lawsuit must send the notice to class members required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3).