A motion to strike asks the court to ban a pleading, like an Answer, from being used. Plaintiff requests that this court exercise its equitable powers to deny the defense the opportunity to demur to the complaint in an untimely fashion.This video describes the grounds and general procedures to file a motion to strike a complaint in a Connecticut civil lawsuit. The motion must be made before filing a responsive pleading and must point out the defects complained of and the details desired. Thus, a motion to strike is typically filed with a demurrer when the moving party wishes to eliminate a claim for damages. A demurrer is a sufficient response to the complaint and therefore default was properly denied. A motion to strike is similar to a demurrer, but it relates to only specific parts of a complaint. Any party, within the time allowed to respond to a pleading may serve and file a notice of motion to strike the whole or any part thereof. On March 8, 2019, Plaintiffs filed the Motion to. (f) Motion to strike.