Legal analysis: when trying a civil case, the clerk first verifies the parties who appear in court, announces the court discipline, and reports to the presiding judge. The judge can hold a court session and the judge announces the court investigation. The plaintiff reads the complaint first, the defendant pleads, and the judge puts forward the focus of the case dispute. The plaintiff submits evidence, the defendant cross-examines, the defendant submits evidence, and the plaintiff cross-examines. The judge may ask the original defendant questions separately, announce the end of the court investigation and conduct a court debate. The original defendants expressed their opinions separately, announced the end of the court debate and made a final statement.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.

Article 137 Before the court session, the clerk shall find out whether the parties and other participants in the proceedings appear in court and announce the court discipline. At the hearing, the presiding judge shall check the parties, announce the cause of action, announce the list of judges and clerks, inform the parties of their litigation rights and obligations, and ask the parties whether to apply for withdrawal.

Article 138 The court investigation shall be conducted in the following order: (1) Statements by the parties; (2) Inform witnesses of their rights and obligations, witness to testify, and read out the testimony of witnesses who did not appear in court; (three) to produce documentary evidence, material evidence, audio-visual materials and electronic data; (4) Reading out the appraisal opinions; (5) Reading the record of the inquest.