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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How is a civil legal action initiated through the formal process of filing the complaint and answer? 2. Why are these pleadings necessary in order for the court to have jurisdiction over the parties involved in a lawsuit? 3. What is meant by a ruling on the pleadings? 4. What are the basic purposes of discovery? 5. How could the discovery process be abused by those filing frivolous or malicious complaints? 6. Is settlement more likely to occur before or after discovery? Why? 7. Are the lawyers' conference and the conference with the judge necessary stages in the pretrial process? 8. If more than 90 percent of the cases filed are settled out of court, what types of cases proceed to trial?