Plaintiffs Yang Mo and Hayato Tsui’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is continued to March 6, 2019, at 8:30 am in Department 94.

Legal Standard

“A motion for judgment on the pleadings performs the same function as a general demurrer, and hence attacks only defects disclosed on the face of the pleadings or by matters that can be judicially noticed. [Citations.]” (Burnett v. Chimney Sweep (2004) 123 Cal.App.4th 1057, 1064.) “The grounds for motion provided for in this section shall appear on the face of the challenged pleading or from any matter of which the court is required to take judicial notice. Where the motion is based on a matter of which the court may take judicial notice pursuant to Section 452 or 453 of the Evidence Code, the matter shall be specified in the notice of motion, or in the supporting points and authorities, except as the court may otherwise permit.” (CCP § 438(d).) “If the motion is granted in favor of the defendant, that either of the following conditions