Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.761 · Chapter 6. Management of Class Actions
Form of complaint
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Caption of pleadings
A complaint for or against a class party must include in the caption the designation "CLASS ACTION." This designation must be in capital letters on the first page of the complaint, immediately below the case number but above the description of the nature of the complaint.
(b) Heading and class action allegations
The complaint in a class action must contain a separate heading entitled "CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS," under which the plaintiff describes how the requirements for class certification are met.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 3.761 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1851 effective January 1, 2002.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_761
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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