This HowTo Guide addresses the steps for filing and serving motions in general civil cases in Santa Clara Superior Court. The parties may stipulate without leave of court to one (1) extension of up to fifteen (15) days to respond to a complaint or cross-complaint. Govt.A party may amend its pleading once without leave of court at any time before the answer, demurrer, or motion to strike is filed. There are no fill-in-the-blanks Motion to Strike forms. You must create your own Motion to Strike on pleading paper. A party may amend its pleading once without leave of the court at any time before the answer, demurrer, or motion to strike is filed. No party may notice a motion for reconsideration without first obtaining leave of Court to file the motion. Cross Reference See Fed. The amended answer must be filed and served no later than the date for filing an opposition to the demurrer or motion to strike. The court sustained FPI's demurrer and granted FPI's motion to strike with leave to amend.