(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.
A list of all disputed issues with a short explanation of each;A statement of facts from each party; andA signed stipulation as to undisputed issues of fact and law and exhibits, which neither party is objecting. This rule is essentially forcing parties to try to settle issues in their case before going to trial.
Riverside Superior Court Local Rule 3116 provides: Unless otherwise specified in the Order to Show Cause, any response in opposition to an Order to Show Case (a) shall be in the form of a written declaration and (b) shall be filed no less than four court days before the hearing on the Order to Show Cause.
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.
Ex Parte Applications Ex parte documents must be eFiled before am the court day before the hearing. Ex parte written oppositions must be eFiled before am the day of the hearing. Printed courtesy copies of ex parte oppositions must be provided to the court the day of the ex parte hearing.
An applicant must make an affirmative factual showing in a declaration containing competent testimony based on personal knowledge of irreparable harm, immediate danger, or any other statutory basis for granting relief ex parte.
A motion to strike a defense is akin to a motion to dismiss a cause of action for failure to state a claim. This form of motion to strike regards the sufficiency of pleading, as opposed to the merits of the case.