p0405 A rule requiring the court's leave for a class representative's communications with potential class members would be an impermissible prior restraint, but before assisting in such communications by compelling discovery of potential class members a court should balance potential abuse of the class action system against the free expression rights of the parties.CitationPARRIS v SUPERIOR COURT (Class Communication) 109 CA4 285 [See: Howard Gunty v Superior Court 88 CA4 572, P/AT 5/01; Southeastern v Conrad 420 US 546; Auto Equity v Superior Court 57 C2 450]
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