FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 44552/07 Anna Gennadyevna MALINOVSKAYA against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 14 January 2014 as a Committee composed of:

Khanlar Hajiyev, President, Julia Laffranque, Erik Møse, judges, and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 September 2007 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Anna Gennadyevna Malinovskaya , is a Russian national, who was born in 1977 and lives in Ulyanovsk .

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

The applicant complained, inter alia , that her honour and dignity had been damaged by information published in the newspaper Narodnaya Gazeta .

The applicant ’ s complaint was communicated under Article 8 of the Convention to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit her own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 3 October 2012 , sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 6 August 2012 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 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. The applicant received this letter on 13 December 2012 . However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue her 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.

André Wampach Khanlar Hajiyev Deputy Registrar President