When appearing in court you are expected to follow certain rules. Those rules can include not missing your court date, dressing appropriately, and addressing the judge with respect. 

There are 3 important steps to actually filing a lawsuit, Pleadings, Discovery, and Motions, in which there are different aspects of each stage of the filing process.

Did you ever notice how in a television legal dramas almost every court case wraps up neatly during an episode? Unfortunately, in real life the process doesn’t move this quickly and court cases are usually quite lengthy.