FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 58378/17 Tetyana Mykhaylivna OBORONCHUK against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 11 October 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Yonko Grozev, President, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Lәtif Hüseynov, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 31 July 2017 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Tetyana Mykhaylivna Oboronchuk, was born in 1965 and lives in Vinnytsya.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article s 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

By letter dated 30 May 2018, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 28 March 2018 and that no extension of time had been requested. 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. The applicant received this letter on 11 June 2018. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, t he Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (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 the Protocols thereto which require the continued 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 8 November 2018 .

Liv Tigerstedt Yonko Grozev Acting Deputy Registrar President