Fleeger
Fleeger v. Bell
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Matthew Fleeger, Antranik Hindoyan, Arthur Cruz, Lloyd Clifton Lane, Hadi Bahadori, George Solomon and Gary Tigar (“Appellants”) appeal the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of Desert Palace Inc., Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel & Casino, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Aztar Corp., *743 Sahara Hotel Casino, Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Harr ah’s Las Vegas, Inc., Mirage Hotel & Casino, Stewart L. Bell and Scott Doyle (“Appellees”). Appellants argue that the district court incorrectly applied state law when it held that a marker is a check under Nevada Revised Statute (“N.R.S.”) 205.130(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(2) and we AFFIRM.
Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we recite only those facts integral to our decision.
1. Standard of Review
We review Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c) dismissals de novo. See Fajardo v. County of Los Angeles, 179 F.3d 698, 699 (9th Cir.1999). A judgment on the pleadings is properly granted when, taking all allegations in the pleadings as true, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Id.
2. Markers are Checks under N.R.S. 205.130(1)