FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 48453/12 Svetlana BRODELE against Latvia

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

Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer , President, Mārtiņš Mits , Lәtif Hüseynov , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt , Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 27 July 2012 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Svetlana Brodele , was born in 1982.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Articles 6, 8 and 13 of the Convention concerning the non- enforcement of a judicial ruling, the right to respect for her home, and the lack of effective domestic remedies were communicated to the Latvian Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

On 29 January 2019 the Registry sent a letter to the applicant reminding her to appoint a representative so that the Government ’ s observations could be forwarded to the chosen representative and the time-limit for a reply could be set. This letter was sent to the address the applicant had indicated in her last correspondence. No reply was received to this letter.

By letter dated 21 May 2019, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for appointing a representative had expired on 25 February 2019. The applicant was given a new time-limit for appointing a representative. The applicant ’ s 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. On 17 July 2019 this letter was returned to the Court after the time-limit for storing unclaimed correspondence had expired.

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 9 April 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer Acting Deputy Registrar President