type a response in agreement with this statement: The parties to a lawsuit file pleadings which provide their positions in the case. When seeking a divorce, the petitioner and respondent each file papers to start case - specifically the initial legal documents known as pleadings. The lawsuit is mainly centered around the complaint filed by the plaintiff, outlining both damages claimed and essential facts of the case. In the legal sphere, explorationdiscovery is a procedure that occurs before [the trial] and allows each party to request data from other members of the lawsuit with potential evidence in order to illuminate points of contention