A party served with a pleading stating a cross-claim against him shall serve an answer thereto within twenty-eight days after the service upon him. Im preparing to file a motion to strike the defendants answer and a motion for default judgment in the Montgomery county.A motion in opposition would be sufficient. Try filing a motion for sanction too (based on refusal to follow orders and requests). This Handbook is designed to help people with filing civil lawsuits in the Northern District of Ohio without legal representation. A Motion to Strike can remove pleas, statements, and evidence from judicial proceedings in a lawsuit. In the years since Ohio adopted the Rules of Evidence, Ohio has added rules codifying the common law on certain topics that the rules had not addressed. Appearance or file any document with the Clerk of Courts unless that lawyer is licensed to practice law and is in good standing under Ohio law. If a party claims it is without knowledge of an allegation, this consti- tutes a denial. (f) Motion to Strike.