FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 50387/13 Ričardas GUDAUSKAS against Lithuania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 16 January 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, President , Egidijus KÅ«ris , Iulia Motoc , judges ,

and Andrea Tamietti, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 29 July 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicant, Mr Ričardas Gudauskas , is a Lithuanian national who was born in 1987 and is detained in Luki škės Remand Prison.

2. The applicant ’ s complaints under Articles 8 and 14 of the Convention about his inability to receive conjugal visits while in detention were communicated to the Lithuanian Government, who were represented by their Agent, Ms K. Bubnytė .

3. The applicant failed to respond to the Registry ’ s last letter of 8 September 2017 (received by him on 18 September 2017), reminding him that the time-limit for submitting his observations in reply had expired and that no extension had been requested.

THE LAW

4. The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case 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 February 2018 .

Andrea Tamietti Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque Deputy Registrar President