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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.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: August 2008 Archives 2008
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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.
Ed Koch: Interesting Court Decisions Ed Koch 2012
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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.
Gary S. Chafetz: THE FINAL DAYS OF HONEST-SERVICES FRAUD 2009
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