SAPEGIN A OSTATNÍ proti Rusku

THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 52152/08
Andzhey Borisovich SAPEGIN against Russia
and 3 other applications
(see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 25 September 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President,
Pere Pastor Vilanova,
Georgios A. Serghides, judges,

and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The applicants’ complaints concerning unlawful searches were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights, and then by his successor in that office, Mr M. Galperin.

The applicants failed to respond to the last Registry’s letters reminding them that the period allowed for submission of their observations in reply had expired on 2 May and 7 September 2017 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.

- In application no. 52152/08 the last Registry’s letter of 1 September 2017 was received back as an “unclaimed item”;

- In application no. 55692/12, the applicants received on 21 September 2017 the last Registry’s letter of 1 September 2017 and failed to respond;

- In application no. 27001/15, the applicant received on 8 November 2017 the last Registry’s letter of 23 October 2017 and failed to respond;

- In application no. 14410/16 the applicants received on 6 November 2017 the last Registry’s letter of 23 October 2017 and failed to respond.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their applications, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the cases.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 18 October 2018.

Fatoş Aracı Branko Lubarda
Deputy Registrar President

Appendix