the formal certification procedure until the parties have successfully negotiated a settlement, thus allowing a defendant to explore settlement without conceding any of its arguments against certification.” Id. at 786. The settlement class is an “extremely valuable” device to dispose of major and complex class actions. See id. Despite the absence of statutory guidance for settlement classes, courts have routinely established temporary classes for settlement purposes only. See id. (gathering authority). 31. In certifying a class for settlement purposes, the Court must abide by the ordinary Rule 23 requirements: “Rule 23 permits courts to achieve the significant benefits created by settlement classes so long as these courts abide by all of the fundaments of the Rule.” See id. at 778 (<HOLDING>); see also Georgine, 83 F.3d at 617 (holding
holding that the plaintiffs had not offered sufficient evidence that their claims met the requirements of rule 23a holding in addition to the requirements in 23a and 23b the plaintiff must also show  that the class is indeed identifiable as a class recognizing that the number of class representatives is not significant under rule 23a holding that rule 23a requirements must be satisfied as if class were to litigate its claims holding that class actions may only be certified if the trial court is satisfied after a rigorous analysis that the prerequisites of rule 23a have been satisfied