The following excerpt is from Valson v. Cates, Case No. 1:14-cv-01420-DAD-EPG (E.D. Cal. 2018):
In reviewing a motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), the court "must accept all factual allegations in the complaint as true and construe them in the light most favorable to the non-moving party." Fleming v. Pickard, 581 F.3d 922, 925 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Turner v. Cook, 362 F.3d 1219, 1225 (9th Cir. 2004). "Judgment on the pleadings is properly granted when there is no issue of material fact in dispute, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Id. (citation omitted).
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