5.  The applicant was born in 1986 and lives in Kaluga, the Russian Federation. 6.  On 10 July 2000 the applicant instituted civil proceedings in the Kirovsky District Court of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (the “District Court”; Кіровський районний суд м. Дніпропетровська) against Ms M., his relative, claiming part of an intestate house she had received after the death of their relatives. Subsequently the applicant amended his claims seeking additional monetary compensation. 7.  Between July 2000 and July 2001 the District Court scheduled twelve hearings, two of them being adjourned on account of the applicant's conduct (amendment of claims and failure to appear). Six hearings were adjourned on account of the defendant's failures to appear, or at her requests. Three hearings were adjourned in connection with various court matters. 8.  On 24 July 2001 the court heard the case in Ms M.'s absence and allowed the applicant's claims. Ms M. appealed. 9.  On 11 December 2001 the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Court of Appeal (the “Court of Appeal”; Апеляційний суд Дніпропетровської області), having heard both parties, upheld this judgment. 10.  On 13 March 2002 Ms M. appealed in cassation. 11.  On 20 February 2003 the Supreme Court quashed the judgment of 24 July 2001 and remitted the case for a fresh consideration to the District Court on the ground that Ms M. had not been duly informed of the time of the last hearing in the case. 12.  In June 2003 – November 2004 the Court scheduled seventeen hearings, two of them being adjourned on account of the parties' failure to appear, and two – on account of the applicant's conduct (one absence and one request). Eight hearings were adjourned on account of Ms T.'s absences or at her requests. In August 2003 the District Court fined Ms T. for her repetitive failures to appear. On two occasions hearings were adjourned in connection with various court matters. 13.  On 15 November 2004 the District Court allowed the applicant's claims as to the house and dismissed his claims for compensation. 14.  On 14 December 2004 Ms M. lodged an appeal. 15.  On 21 February 2005 the Court of Appeal dismissed Ms M.'s appeal. 16.  On 17 March 2005 Ms M. lodged a cassation appeal. 17.  On 26 June 2006 the Supreme Court dismissed Ms M.'s request for leave to appeal in cassation. 18.  As of 20  February 2007 the enforcement proceedings were pending against Ms M. 19.  In the course of the years, the applicant lodged numerous unsuccessful petitions with various Russian and Ukrainian authorities seeking to expedite the proceedings.