FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 45691/06 Renad Vasilyevich YEFIMOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 13 January 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Khanlar Hajiyev, President, Erik Møse, Dmitry Dedov, judges,

and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 20 September 2006 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicant, Mr Renad Vasilyevich Yefimov , is a Russian national, who was born in 1936 and lives in Kalinin .

2. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.

3. The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention about his absence from the appeal hearing in the civil proceedings to which he was party.

4. The applicant has further sent three letters to the Court, the most recent one dated 3 December 2009.

5. On 8 July 2013 t he complaint was communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits of the case . On 20 December 2013 t he observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his claims for just satisfaction .

6. B y letter dated 12 June 2014, sent by registered post, t he applicant was notified , that the period allowed for submission of his claims for just satisfaction had expired on 20 February 2014 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant ’ s attent ion was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. No reply was received to this letter.

THE LAW

7. In the absence of any correspondence from the applicant since 2009 and given his failure to reply to the strike-out warning, t he Court considers that 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.

8. 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 5 February 2015 .

André Wampach Khanlar Hajiyev              Deputy Registrar President