Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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judgment on the pleadings
See JUDGMENT.
judgment on the pleadings.
A judgment based solely on the allegations and information contained in the pleadings, and not on any outside matters. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c). Cf. SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
motion for judgment on the pleadings
A party's request that the court rule in its favor based on the pleadings on file, without accepting evidence, as when the outcome of the case rests on the court's interpretation of the law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c).