7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 60 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Joseph Peters v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Peters v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation Anchor | green | “view the facts presented in the pleadings and the inferences to be drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” | 13 |
| 2 | Maniaci v. Georgetown University | green | “pleadings are closed within the meaning of rule 12(c) if no counter or cross claims are at issue when a complaint and an answer have been filed.” | 12 |
| 3 | Poehl v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | green | “a grant of judgment on the pleadings is appropriate where no material issue of fact remains to be resolved and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 10 |
| 4 | DiCarlo v. St. Mary Hospital | green | “rule 12(c) judgment will only be granted where the moving party clearly establishes there are no material issues of fact, and that he or she is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 7 |
| 5 | Landmark American Insurance v. VO Remarketing Corp. | green | “granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings requires the movant to establish an absence of any issue of material fact and entitlement to judgment as a matter of law.” | 7 |
| 6 | Tawanda Jones v. David Dufek, Sr. | green | “the district court properly resolved these questions as a matter of law on a motion under rule 12(c).” | 7 |
| 7 | DiCarlo v. St. Mary Hospital | green | “judgment will only be granted where the moving party clearly establishes there are no material issues of fact, and that he or she is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.