Some of the most common motions and requests are Requests for Jury, Motions for Continuance; Motions to Amend Petitions; and Motions for Temporary Orders. Parties may amend their pleadings, respond to pleadings on file of other parties, file suggestions of death and make representative parties.The court may allow the pleadings to be amended and shall do so freely when the presentation of the merits of the action will be subserved thereby. The court found that a motion for leave to file the Second Amended Complaint was not required. Motions shall state Monday at a.m. Following 10 days as the date for written submission. The case comes out of a hip implant MDL. In the discretion of the court, motions shall state a date of submission, which shall be at least 10 days from filing, except on leave of court. The plaintiff also moved to amend, in the alternative, in its response to the motion to strike. The court may strike from a pleading an.