In many civil actions, before the case is resolved there takes place a process known as pretrial discovery. This summary describes this process.Court staff can provide all litigants with procedural information. Summons, Complaint and Answers. PDF. Please select the category below to expand and view general forms for those division. CIRCUIT - CIVIL DIVISION. Identify all correspondence between plaintiff and the defendant or its representatives and attach copies. 6. The first edition of this handbook was prepared in the fall of 1995. You must sign your discovery requests and responses and include your name, address, phone number, and email address (if available). A party alleging that a pleading fails to state a cause of action will confer with counsel for the opposing party before moving to dismiss, and, upon request of.