A motion is an application to the court for a specific court order within the confines of an existing case. The Court will always review relevant motions and responses prior to a scheduled hearing.If a party files a motion to amend a pleading, the party shall attach the proposed amended pleading to the motion. Serving a motion attacking the pleading did not terminate the right to amend, because a motion is not a "pleading" as defined in Rule 7. This video describes the grounds and general procedures to file a motion to strike a complaint in a Connecticut civil lawsuit. The Hillsborough County case does indicate that "other authorities" in Rule 9.220 does not mean anything that a party cares to call . 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.