(True and False)
1. An interrogatory is a series of written questions that specifically identifies information needed from the opposing party.

2. A request for confession asks the opposing party to admit designated facts relevant to litigation.

3. The parties in a civil case may negotiate a settlement during any stage of litigation.

4. If responses to interrogatories are not given in a timely fashion, the court may charge fees and costs to a noncomplying party and issue an order demanding that all questions be answered.

5. The federal courts will only hear cases that involve federal law, more than one state, or a federal statute.

6. The defendant can choose to have his or her case tried in either a state lower court or a state higher court.

7. An individual committing fraud can be prosecuted either criminally or civilly, but not both.

8. A deposition is a testimony taken before the trial begins in a situation that is usually less formal than a courtroom, but in which the court rules and regulations still apply.