VALEYEV proti Rusku

THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 15278/18
Timur Rafidovich VALEYEV
against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 24 November 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Darian Pavli, President,
Ioannis Ktistakis,
Andreas Zünd, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 22 March 2018,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Timur Rafidovich Valeyev, was born in 1984.

The applicant was represented by Ms K. Mehtiyeva, a lawyer practising in Paris, France.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 8 of the Convention concerning a search in his home was communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).

The applicant’s representative did not consult the documents sent by the Court via its Electronic Communication Service (eComms) and did not reply to phone calls. By letter dated 10 August 2022, sent by registered post, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of the applicant’s observations had expired on 15 July 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. The Court’s letter of 10 August 2022 was not delivered for the following reason: “addressee unknown at marked address”. It follows that the applicant’s representative changed her address but did not inform the Court about it. Attempts to contact the applicant by phone failed. In such circumstances it appears that the applicant has lost interest in his application.

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 15 December 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli
Acting Deputy Registrar President