FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 76865/17 Inārs KĻAVIŅŠagainst Latvia

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 31 August 2023 as a Committee composed of:

Carlo Ranzoni, President Lado Chanturia, María Elósegui , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 31 October 2017,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Inārs Kļaviņš, was born in 1936. He was represented by Ms K. Putna, a lawyer practising in Riga.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of proceedings was communicated to the Latvian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. The applicant submitted his claim for just satisfaction and did not submit any observations in response.

By letter dated 27 April 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant’s representative was asked to provide additional information to the Court by 25 May 2023. The applicant’s representative’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 applicant’s representative received this letter on 11 May 2023. 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 21 September 2023.

Viktoriya Maradudina Carlo Ranzoni Acting Deputy Registrar President