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Pretrial Procedures.

There are several steps or stages in the litigation process.

The first stage is known as the $$ stage, or the filing of legal documents with a court.

The initial document is called a $,$ which if filed by the moving$/$instigating party, i$.$e$.$ the plaintiff.

After that pleading is served upon the defendant, that defending party as a limited amount of time to file a responsive pleading, which is called an

If the defendant does not respond in any way, or in a timely way, the court may enter an order of $$ and grant the plaintiff the relief sought.