N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 907: Orders in conduct of class actions

Rule 907. Orders in conduct of class actions. In the conduct of class

actions the court may make appropriate orders:

1. determining the course of proceedings or prescribing measures to

prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence

or argument;

2. requiring, for the protection of the members of the class, or

otherwise for the fair conduct of the action, that notice be given in

such manner as the court may direct to some or all of the members of any

step in the action, or of the proposed extent of the judgment, or of the

opportunity of members to signify whether they consider the

representation fair and adequate, or to appear and present claims or

defenses, or otherwise to come into the action;

3. imposing conditions on the representative parties or on

intervenors;

4. requiring that the pleadings be amended to eliminate therefrom

allegations as to representation of absent persons, and that the action

proceed accordingly;

5. directing that a money judgment favorable to the class be paid

either in one sum, whether forthwith or within such period as the court

may fix, or in such installments as the court may specify;

6. dealing with similar procedural matters.

The orders may be altered or amended as may be desirable from time to

time.