As to timeliness, every Plaintiff's case must be brought within one of the various deadlines spelled out in the law, which are known as statutes of limitations. A motion to strike asks the court to ban a pleading, like an Answer, from being used.A motion to strike is a request to a judge that part of a party's pleading or a piece of evidence be removed from the record. The court may strike the pleading or issue any other appropriate order. (f) MOTION TO STRIKE. The Court should also grant Defendants' Motion to Strike, and order Paragraphs 111 through 188 stricken from the Amended Complaint. "When a prosecution witness is under criminal charges at the time he testifies, the defense is entitled to bring this fact out. This video describes the grounds and general procedures to file a motion to strike a complaint in a Connecticut civil lawsuit. A Guide to Resources in the Law Library. DATED: November 6, 2002.