A motion is an application to the court for a specific court order within the confines of an existing case. This video describes the grounds and general procedures to file a motion to strike a complaint in a Connecticut civil lawsuit.Customer: The Plaintiff entered a motion to strike my amended answer. The court found that a motion for leave to file the Second Amended Complaint was not required. Ask for leave to amend, attach a copy of the proposed amended complaint to your motion, and show affirmatively why the other side cannot claim any prejudice. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES. Defendant's Motion to Strike the Second Amended Complaint. A party may amend its pleading once without leave of the court at any time before the answer, demurrer, or motion to strike is filed. This written Memorandum of Decision clarifies which requests in the Motion to Strike were and were not granted so the Plaintiff can properly amend the Complaint. Reasons, plaintiffs' motion for leave to file their second amended complaint, Record Doc.