(2) A notice of motion to strike the answer or the complaint, or a portion thereof, shall specify a hearing date set in accordance with Section 1005. It said to type it on pleading paper, list the trial date and the court will right in the hearing date.(3) A notice of motion to strike a demurrer, or a portion thereof, shall set the hearing thereon concurrently with the hearing on the demurrer. A motion to strike, like a demurrer, challenges the legal sufficiency of the complaint's allegations, which are assumed to be true. Read this carefully. The California Code of Civil Procedure says two things. Motions to strike also play a role in legal strategy. ¶¶ 31, 33, 35, Dkt. This is general legal information only and not legal advice. The court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.