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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDREA JARREAU-GRIFFIN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY OF VALLEJO, et al., 

Defendants. 

2:12-CV-2979 KJM KJN 

ORDER 

 Pending before the court is defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, 

which the court ordered submitted without argument. After considering the motion and the 

docket in this case, the court DENIES the motion without prejudice. 

 Under Rule 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a motion for judgment 

on the pleadings may be filed “[a]fter the pleadings are closed---but early enough not to delay 

trial . . . .” The pleadings are closed once a complaint and an answer have been filed, assuming 

there is no counterclaim or cross-claim. Doe v. United States, 419 F.3d 1058, 1061 (9th Cir. 

2005). A motion under Rule 12(c) filed before an answer is filed is “procedurally premature” and 

should be denied. Id. The docket in this case reflects that neither defendant has filed an answer. 

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 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, ECF No. 23, is denied 

without prejudice; and 

 2. Plaintiffs’ ex parte application for an extension of time, ECF No. 28, is denied 

as moot. 

DATED: November 5, 2013. 

 

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