FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 72526/13 Nataliya Petrivna GLUZD against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 20 January 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Lətif Hüseynov, President, Lado Chanturia, Arnfinn Bårdsen, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 14 November 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Nataliya Petrivna Gluzd, was born in 1968.

On 3 November 2020 the applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning proceedings in which the applicant’s guilt for a traffic accident had been determined, in particular complaints related to her absence from the appellate hearing and alleged lack of reasoning for the appellate court’s decision to admit new evidence, were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”).

On 6 November 2020 the Registry sent a letter, asking the applicant to appoint a representative by 15 January 2021. No reply followed.

On 23 March 2021 the Registry sent a letter to the applicant by registered post requesting her to inform the Court whether she wishes to maintain the application and asking to submit a duly completed authority form by 20 April 2021. 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.

On 17 April 2021 the applicant replied, noting that she wanted to maintain her application. She did not appoint the representative nor did she ask for self ‑ representation.

On 4 May 2021 the Registry contacted the applicant again, explaining to her that she had to appoint a representative and describing the procedure to follow.

By letter dated 17 May 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was reminded that the she has to be represented and was requested to designate a representative by 14 June 2021. The applicant’s attention was drawn again to the Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention related to a possibility of the application be struck out of the list of cases. The applicant did not respond.

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 10 February 2022.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Lətif Hüseynov Acting Deputy Registrar President