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1. Complaint and summons whereby a plaintiff initiates a civil suit by filing a complaint in the applicable court. A summons will then be served to the defendant alongside a notice giving them a certain period of time within which to respond.

2. The defendant will then file a response within the specified time period. As a defendant in a civil lawsuit, never ignore the notice. Failure to respond in time could result in a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

3. Discovery - Parties to the litigation are given an opportunity to gather information that has direct bearing on the lawsuit. Attorneys may also proceed with depositions where witnesses are questioned under oath.

4. Pretrial motions - Before the case goes to trial, either party may include procedural motions concerning how certain matters will be handled in court.

5. Trial - Not all cases go to trial, where the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys argue their case before a judge or jury. If your case does indeed proceed to trial, you'll want a civil lawyer by your side. When the trial ends, a judgment will be made in favor of one of the parties.

6. Appeal - Again, not all cases will make it this far. That said, if the losing party is unsatisfied with the judgment, they're allowed to appeal the decision based on either an incorrect interpretation of the law or errors made during the proceedings.