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can you please explain what these mean in people terms We have jurisdiction over final decisions of the district courts. 28 U.S.C. 1291. Schnucks's breach

can you please explain what these mean in people terms

"We have jurisdiction over final decisions of the district courts. 28 U.S.C. 1291. Schnucks's breach of contract claim is still pending before the district court and has been stayed during this appeal, but the district court certified its order granting Schnucks's motion for judgment on the pleadings as a final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). We conclude that it did not abuse its discretion in ruling that the order was final and that there was no just reason for delay. See Jones v. W. Plains Bank & Tr. Co., 813 F.3d 700, 703 (8th Cir. 2015) ("We review a district court's decision to grant Rule 54(b) certification for abuse of discretion.")."

"In deciding a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Court "accept[s] all facts pled by the nonmoving party as true and draw[s] all reasonable inferences from the facts in favor of the nonmovant." Unite Here Local 74 v. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 2011 WL 65934, at *2-3 (E.D.Mo. Jan. 10, 2011) (quoting Waldron v. Boeing Co., 388 F.3d 591, 593 (8th Cir.2004) ). This is a strict standard, as "[j]udgment on the pleadings is not properly granted unless the moving party has clearly established that no material issue of fact remains to be resolved and the party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law."Id. (quoting United States v. Any and all Radio Station Transmission Equip., 207 F.3d 458, 462 (8th Cir.2000) ). As summarized in Federal Practice and Procedure:

[A] Rule 12(c) motion is designed to provide a means of disposing of cases

when the material facts are not in dispute between the parties and a judgment on the merits can be achieved by focusing on the content of the competing pleadings, exhibits thereto, matters incorporated by reference in the pleadings, whatever is central or integral to the claim for relief or defense, and any facts of which the district court will take judicial notice.

Id., at *3 (quoting 5C Charles Alan Wright & Arthur Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure 1367 (3d ed.2010) ).

"In considering a Rule 12(c) motion, the Court may consider the pleadings themselves, materials embraced by the pleadings, exhibits attached to the pleadings, and matters of public record." Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Harris Medical Associates, LLC, 973 F.Supp.2d 1045, 1051 (E.D.Mo.2013). Here, the MSA, Bankcard Addendum, and Operating Procedures are all attached to the pleadings."

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