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[Latin, Of his or her or its own will; voluntarily.] For example, when a court takes action on its own motion, rather than at the request of one of the parties, it is acting sua sponte. 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. These include an order transferring a case to another judge due to a conflict of interest or the judge's determination that his/her court does not have jurisdiction over the case. |
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The court held that the screening provisions of PLRA did not warrant sua sponte dismissal of free exercise claims involving the prisoner's placement on a restricted diet as a disciplinary measure, which deprived him of blessed food for his Ramadan observance. 19) Judge Wedoff issued sua sponte orders - via Seyfarth Shaw - to State Court Judge Nudelman preventing Michael Lynch to represent himself pro se litigant in an attempt to hide the crimes committed in his courtroom. The court held that the screening provisions of PLRA did not warrant sua sponte dismissal of free exercise claims involving the prisoner's placement on a restricted diet as a disciplinary measure, which deprived him of blessed food for his Ramadan observance. |
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