For instance, athletes caught drinking are automatically suspended from their teams.
The letter does not match American church rules under which priests are automatically suspended from duty during an investigation when there is sufficient evidence abuse has occurred.
It was not until 2002 that the American church, with Cardinal Levada as one of its most prominent leaders, adopted a zero-tolerance policy in which priests who were credibly accused of sexual abuse were automatically suspended from ministry.
If Judge Garz?s indicted he will be automatically suspended.
Mr. Marchesona, who joined the New York Police Department in July 1996, was automatically suspended for 30 days.
The red card meant that Jones was automatically suspended for the Americans' qualifier against Costa Rica on April 25.
Any player who leaves the bench during a fight is automatically suspended for a minimum of one game.
Under National Basketball Association rules, any team official other than a coach who goes onto the court during a game is automatically suspended for the next two home games and the team is automatically fined $10,000.
After the sixth point, players are automatically suspended for a game and Martin could miss the Nets' next game, at Memphis on Sunday.
