FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 25220/15 Štefan JÓBA against Slovakia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 19 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President, Linos -Alexandre Sicilianos , Erik Wennerström , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 May 2015 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Štefan Jóba , was born in 1973.

The applicant was represented by Mr P. Gráčik , a lawyer practising in Nitra.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning access to the Constitutional Court were communicated to the Slovak Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter .

By letters dated respectively 21 August 2020, sent through the Court ’ s Electronic Communications Service ( eComms ), and 23 September 2020, sent by registered post, the applicant ’ s lawyer was notified that the period allowed for submission of the applicant ’ s observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. His attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The Court ’ s correspondence sent through eComms has never been downloaded by the applicant ’ s lawyer but he received the Court ’ s letter, dated 23 September 2020, on 29 September 2020. However no response has been received by the Court.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

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

Done in English and notified in writing on 10 December 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Krzysztof Wojtyczek              Acting Deputy Registrar President