Rule 12(f) motions to strike are due before serving a responsive pleading. Therefore, they are due no more than twenty-one (21) days after the operative complaint, counterclaim or crossclaim is served. If no responsive pleading is due, Rule 12(f) Motions to Strike are due twenty-one (21) days after the pleading to which they relate. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b), (e), (f).
Deadline for Rule 12(f) Motion to Strike in Federal Court
Enter the service date of the operative complaint, counterclaim, or crossclaim
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