Berkeley Applegate Order -

Note: Always check the specific jurisdiction’s class action rules; some federal circuits (e.g., Ninth Circuit under Dennis v. Kellogg Co. ) have tightened cy pres requirements, requiring a stronger showing that individual distributions are truly infeasible.

Legal mechanism for distributing unclaimed class action settlement funds. Context: Originates from Berkeley v. Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming (D. Wyo. 2010) and related precedents (though the name is sometimes informally linked to Class Plaintiffs v. City of Seattle , citing Applegate principles). berkeley applegate order