FIFTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 7296/06
by Vladimir Nikolayevich MEDVEDEV
against Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 22 June 2010 as a Chamber composed of:
Peer Lorenzen, President,
Karel Jungwiert,
Rait Maruste,
Mark Villiger,
Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre,
Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska,
Ganna Yudkivska, judges,
and Claudia Westerdiek, Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 15 February 2006,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
PROCEDURE
The application was lodged by Mr Vladimir Nikolayevich Medvedev, a Ukrainian national who was born in 1949 and lived at the material time in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Ukrainian Government ("the Government") were represented by their Agent, Mr Y. Zaytsev.
The applicant's complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the lengthy non-enforcement of the judgments given in his favour were communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. They argued, inter alia, that the applicant had died on 20 November 2009. However, they did not furnish any document in support.
By a letter dated 16 February 2010, sent by registered post, the observations were forwarded to the applicant's address for comments by 30 March 2010. This letter was notified on 24 February 2010. However, no response has been received.
THE LAW
The Court considers that, in these circumstances, no interest has been manifested to pursue the application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons
, the Court unanimously
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Claudia Westerdiek Peer Lorenzen
Registrar President