FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 689/20 W.B. against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 5 May 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková, President, Raffaele Sabato, Davor Derenčinović, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 9 December 2019,

Having regard to the decision to grant the applicant anonymity, in accordance with Rule 47 § 4 of the Rules of the Court,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr W. B., was born in 1982. He was represented by Ms M. Krawczak , a lawyer practising in Warsaw.

The applicant’s complaints under Articles 7, 8 and 13 of the Convention concerning an interference with his right to respect for private life and the lack of an effective remedy thereof were communicated to the Polish Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits on 26 August 2021. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations by 13 October 2021. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 17 January 2022, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 13 October 2021 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 letter was delivered on 27 January 2022 and the postal receipt was signed by the applicant’s lawyer. However, no response has followed.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the 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 25 May 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President