Sua sponte

Sua Sponte
(n) When a judge makes a decision on his own observation, without a request made by any party involved in the proceedings, such orders or decisions are known as Sua Sponte.

Sua Sponte: A Latin phrase which means on one's own behalf. Voluntary, without prompting or suggestion.

sua sponte: upon its own motion, initiation or will; without a prior request
subpoena: Legal process which commands a witness to appear and testify.

Sua Sponte
An action by the court of its own volition, without a motion having been made by any party.
Sub Judice
Under consideration by the court.

sua sponte
(sooh-uh spahn-tay) adj. Latin for "of one's own will," meaning on one's own volition, usually referring to a judge's order made without a request by any party to the case.

sua sponte: Commonly used to describe when a judge does something without being asked to by either party in a case; from the Latin for "of one's own will." ...

Term: Sua Sponte
Definition: An action by the court of its own volition, without a motion having been made by any party.
Term: Sub Judice
Definition: Under consideration by the court.

sua sponte
: (sooh-uh spahn-tay) adj. Latin for "of one's own will," meaning...
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Sua Sponte
literally: "of its own accord" indicates that the court is addressing an issue that was not raised by any litigants; most often to defer to another jurisdiction regardless of the litigants' choice.

Sua Sponte Voluntarily. Usually applied to a court order issued at a judge’s own prompting, as opposed to an order issued after the court’s consideration of a party’s motion.

55(a) (14 days, if the clerk dockets the default sua sponte).
^ E.g., Md. R. 2-613(c).
^ E.g., Va. Sup Ct. R. 3:19(a).
^ E.g., Md. R. 2-613(d); Va. Sup. Ct. R. 3:19(b).
^ E.g., Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 473(b), 473.5; Md. R.

See also: Will, Party, Judge, Time, Law