1.Describe the following pleadings that are in a civil lawsuit and explain how each affects the litigation process.

Complaint

Service of Process

Improper Service

Answer

Judgment

Default Judgment

1.Visit this West generated cite to access Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure; what is the purpose of the civil rules of procedure? Give a couple of examples of the kinds of rules that one would find in these rules.

2.(a) What is the "discovery process" and when in the litigation timeline, does this process take place? (b) List three traditional tools of discovery that can be used to obtain discovery information prior to trial. (c) Is electronic evidence discoverable? (d) Look-up Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and briefly explain the "duty to disclose;" what happens if there is a failure to disclose?