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the court shall determine by order as soon as practicable after
commencement of the action whether it is to be maintained as a
class action. A hearing shall be granted if requested by any
party. The order shall include the court's findings and reasons
for certifying or refusing to certify the action as a class
action. The order may be conditional and may be altered or
amended before the decision on the merits.
(d) Partial Class Actions; Subclasses
When appropriate, an action may be brought or maintained
as a class action with respect to particular issues, or a class
may be divided into subclasses and each subclass treated as a
class.
(e) Notice
In any class action, the court may require notice pursuant
to subsection (f)(2). In a class action maintained under
subsection (b)(3), notice shall be given to members of the class
in the manner the court directs. The notice shall advise that
(1) the court will exclude from the class any member who so
requests by a specified date, (2) the judgment, whether favorable
or not, will include all members who do not request exclusion,
and (3) any member who does not request exclusion and who desires
to enter an appearance through counsel may do so.
(f) Orders in Conduct of Actions
In the conduct of actions to which this Rule applies, the
court may enter appropriate orders: (1) determining the course of
proceedings or prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition
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