(f) Motion to Strike. A party may move to strike or the court may strike redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter from any pleading at any time.
What happens next? If we filed the motion to strike in a trial court, then we will set the motion to be heard by a judge or magistrate, and be ruled upon. If we filed it in an appeals court, the appeals court will read the motion and offending document and will rule on it without hearing.
A motion for leave to amend complaint or petition is a request made by the plaintiff or petitioner to the court to allow them to make changes or additions to their original complaint or petition.
A motion for leave is a request for permission to file something that isn't allowed as a matter of right under law. It is often a request for an extension of time to file something past a filing deadline.
In all other cases, a party may amend its pleading only with the opposing party's written consent or the court's leave. The court should freely give leave when justice so requires.
If a party files a motion to amend a pleading, the party must attach the proposed amended pleading to the motion. Leave of court shall be given freely when justice so requires. A party must plead in response to an amended pleading within 10 days after service of the amended pleading unless the court otherwise orders.
A motion for leave to amend a pleading to assert a claim for punitive damages shall state with particularity any evidence in the record or any evidence to be proffered by the claimant that provides a reasonable basis for recovery Page 2 2 of such damages.
Primary tabs. A motion to strike is a request to a judge that part of a party's pleading or a piece of evidence be removed from the record.