Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sua sponte
Meaning of Sua sponte
(Lat.) Of his or its own motion,
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Meaning of Sua Sponte in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Sua Sponte published by the National Association for Court Management: A Latin phrase which means on one’s own behalf. Voluntary, without prompting or suggestion.
“Sua Sponte” in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of “Sua Sponte”, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: A Latin term meaning “of one’s own accord”. The term is frequently used to refer to the right of a court to consider a legal issue “of its own motion”, even if none of the parties have raised or addressed the issue in their written or oral pleadings. See, for example, U.S. Express Lines, Ltd. v. Higgins 281 F.3d 383 at pp. 388-389, 2002 AMC 823 at p. 827 (3 Cir. 2002), referring to “… the duty of federal courts to examine their subject matter jurisdiction at all stages of the litigation sua sponte if the parties fail to raise the issue.”
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