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For the court to issue the order sua sponte, that is, of its own accord without either party submitting papers requesting a rehearing, is even more rare.
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And they have acted sua sponte, meaning that they are not reacting to any petition but acting of their own accord, presumably on review of their own decision.
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Today the Court sua sponte vacates the Order of April 21, 2010.
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Although I suppose that a court could raise the issue sua sponte.
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I would prefer this to a situation in which the EPA or the judiciary decides to unmoor themselves from Congress and start making environmental law sua sponte.
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But there was such an uproar against the appeals court's reversal amongst lawyers, civil rights leaders, and other federal judges that a year later the appeals court sua sponte on its own changed its decision and restored the $365,000 judgment in favor of the plaintiff, but rejected the $1 million punitive damage award.
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Although I suppose that a court could raise the issue sua sponte.
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I would prefer this to a situation in which the EPA or the judiciary decides to unmoor themselves from Congress and start making environmental law sua sponte.
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Today the Court sua sponte vacates the Order of April 21, 2010.
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Indeed, a judge in good conscience should sua sponte release Abramoff and Ryan from prison at once, pending the high court's decision.
biocon commented on the word sponte
L. sponte A: (noun) = free will; B: (adverb) = of one's own will, voluntarily; for one's own sake.
September 24, 2012