FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 59040/19
Marcin DEJNEKA
against Poland
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 5 February 2026 as a Committee composed of:
 Raffaele Sabato, President,
 Artūrs Kučs,
 Anna Adamska-Gallant, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 February 2020,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Marcin Dejneka, was born in 1996. He was represented by his mother, Ms Barbara Dejneka.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Polish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 23 February 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 4 January 2023 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 10 May 2023 the letter came back as unclaimed. The applicant has not to date resumed correspondence with the Court.
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 26 February 2026.
 
 Viktoriya Maradudina Raffaele Sabato
 Acting Deputy Registrar President