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.A party may file a motion with the court asking that another party be required to clarify a pleading. 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. Ask for leave to amend, attach a copy of the proposed amended complaint to your motion, and show affirmatively why the other side cannot claim any prejudice. (b) A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the legal action. The case comes out of a hip implant MDL. I agree with my colleague. Defendants respond their defenses are sufficiently pleaded and that leave was not required. Dkt. 45. , et al,. Defendants.