Step 1 Complete the following forms in blue or black ink: ☒ CIV-110 Request for Dismissal. ☒ CIV-120 Notice of Entry of Dismissal and Proof of Service.This HowTo Guide addresses the steps for filing and serving motions in general civil cases in Santa Clara Superior Court. A motion to strike is sort of like a scalpel to cut out inappropriate parts of a lawsuit. There might not be a proper basis for punitive damages. A motion to strike can be used to attack legal conclusions in a pleading. Any case for which all parties do not consent will be reassigned to a District Judge in the San Francisco, Oakland, or San Jose division. A motion asserting any of these defenses must be made before pleading if a responsive pleading is allowed. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to strike Defendant's first, eighth, sixteenth and forty-first affirmative defense with prejudice. III. Wesley Klimczak, Office of the City Attorney, San Jose, CA, for Defendant Michael Roberson.