context: Indeed, when a defendant contacts putative class members for the purpose of altering the status of a pending litigation, such communication is improper without judicial authorization.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 156 F.R.D. 632, 632
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that defendant's communications affecting a class member's decision to participate in the litigation are improper
citation_a.sentence: See Hampton Hardware, 156 F.R.D. at 632 (noting that defendant’s communications affecting a class member’s decision to participate in the litigation are improper); see also In re Sch. Asbestos, 842 F.2d at 682 n. 23 (listing cases where defendants “sought either to affect class members’ decisions to participate in the litigation or to undermine class plaintiffs’ cooperation with or confidence in class counsel”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: listing cases where defendants "sought either to affect class members' decisions to participate in the litigation or to undermine class plaintiffs' cooperation with or confidence in class counsel"
citation_b.sentence: See Hampton Hardware, 156 F.R.D. at 632 (noting that defendant’s communications affecting a class member’s decision to participate in the litigation are improper); see also In re Sch. Asbestos, 842 F.2d at 682 n. 23 (listing cases where defendants “sought either to affect class members’ decisions to participate in the litigation or to undermine class plaintiffs’ cooperation with or confidence in class counsel”).