FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 19852/07 by Daniel SOBOLEWSKI against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 2 7 April 2010 as a Chamber composed of:

Nicolas Bratza , President, Lech Garlicki , Giovanni Bonello , Ljiljana Mijović , David Thór Björgvinsson , Ledi Bianku , Mihai Poalelungi , judges , and Lawrence Early, Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 5 April 2007,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

PROCEDURE

The application was lodged by Mr Daniel Sobolewski, a Polish national who was born in 1963 and lives in Buk. The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr J. Wołąsiewicz of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the excessive length of criminal proceedings against him.

On 25 February and 12 March 2010 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Poland in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 17,000 Polish zlotys to cover any pecuniary and non ‑ pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be free of any taxes that may be applicable .

The sum will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken b y the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undert ook to pay simple interest on it, from expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court by a majority

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Lawrence Early Nicolas Bratza Registrar President