A motion to strike must be made before a responsive pleading, if a responsive pleading is permitted. Motion practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of.Massachusetts is subject to that court's local rules—primarily Local Rules 7.1 and. 56.1. The plaintiff has 30 days to file a motion to remand based on a defect in the removal procedure. 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. See Flanders, Case Management and Court Management in the United States District Courts, 39, Federal Judicial Center (1977). Here are some tips to help you when filling out this form: Type or clearly print the Memorandum Opposing the Motion. Use short sentences. On appeal, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed. JANUARY: Claudine Gay out at Harvard; Belichick out in Foxborough; rent bidding wars.