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nunc pro tunc doctrine in Virginia

5 Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 2025–2025 5 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Leisge v. Leisgegreen
va · 1982 · cited in 5 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

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International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwellgreen
scotus · 1994 · cited in 5 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

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Bagwell v. International Union, UMWAred
va · 1992 · cited in 5 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

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Lee v. Spodengreen
va · 2015 · cited in 5 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

2025See Code § 8.01-678. - 26 - disobeyed a court’s order.’” Lee v. Spoden, 290 Va. 235, 247 (2015) (quoting Bagwell v. Int’l Union, 244 Va. 463, 475 (1992), rev’d on other grounds, 512 U.S. 821 (1994)); Leisge, 224 Va. at 306-09 (upholding $25,000 attorney-fee award to the mother as a civil-contempt sanction for enforcing the custody order against the father).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

VA § Va. Code Ann. § 1-200 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-405 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-456 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-457 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-318 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-267.8 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-626 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-676.1 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-678 (5)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

LA 25 (1999–2025) TX 23 (1971–2026) FL 14 (2000–2026) PA 13 (1994–2025) VA 5 (2025–2025) IL 4 (2006–2022) CA 4 (2013–2017) UT 3 (1982–2006) MI 2 (1975–1975) OK 2 (1984–1987) KY 2 (1947–1978) MO 2 (2023–2024) NV 2 (2021–2021)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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