FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 36276/15 Stanisław SYNÓWKA against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 1 June 2023 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková , President , Gilberto Felici, Raffaele Sabato , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 July 2015,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Stanisław Synówka, was born in 1954. He was represented by Mr P. Pniewski, a lawyer practising in Koszalin.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 of the Convention concerning the restriction on his right of access to a court, in connection with the refusal to exempt him from the fees required for pursuing his appeal, was communicated to the Polish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. Initially, the observations were forwarded to the applicant for information only and he was requested to submit his claims for just satisfaction. However, subsequently the applicant was invited to submit his observations on the admissibility and merits. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 7 December 2022, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 7 November 2022 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. On 19 January 2023 a further letter in the same terms was sent to the applicant by registered post. The applicant received this letter on 26 January 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 22 June 2023.

Viktoriya Maradudina Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President