FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 24676/14 Liutgardas GUDELIS against Lithuania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 5 July 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Vincent A. De Gaetano, President, Georges Ravarani, Marko Bošnjak, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 25 March 2014 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Liutgardas Gudelis, was born in 1989.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Lithuanian Government (“the Government”) .

At the time of lodging his a pplication before the Court (25 March 2014), the applicant was detained in Pravieniškės Correctional Facility. By letter dated 20 February 2018, sent by registered post to Pravieniškės Correctional Facility, the applicant was informed that notice of part of his application had been given to the Government and that the issues raised therein were the subject of well-established case-law of the Court. A friendly settlement declaration was proposed.

On 27 February 2018 the aforementioned letter was returned to the Court with a note stating that the applicant was no longer serving his sentence in Pravieniškės Correctional Facility. The applicant has not provided the Court with any other address.

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 26 July 2018 .

Liv Tigerstedt Vincent A. De Gaetano Acting Deputy Registrar President