A motion to strike asks the court to ban a pleading, like an Answer, from being used. A motion is an application to the court for a specific court order within the confines of an existing case.(e) Motions to Strike. In Wells, there was a demurrer to the plaintiff's second amended complaint, plaintiff was given leave to amend but didn't. This video describes the grounds and general procedures to file a motion to strike a complaint in a Connecticut civil lawsuit. Pleadings as a Motion to Strike those paragraphs in the. 25. Defendant forwards its same argument from their Demurrer for the current Motion to Strike, therefore arguing a demurrer standard in a motion to strike. A Demurrer is filed to say the Complaint doesn't include all the legal requirements that the plaintiff needs to meet to win. In any event, Defendants only reserved one hearing for both the demurrer and motion to strike. 1994) (striking allegation that defendant and his counsel "bought off" and paid "hush money" to prospective witnesses); Cairns v.