5.  The applicant was born in 1976 and lives in Velenje. 6.  On 14 January 1998 the applicant was injured in a car accident. She was insured with the insurance company ZT. 7.  On 24 July 1998 the applicant instituted civil proceedings against ZT in the Celje District Court (Okrožno sodišče v Celju) seeking damages in the amount of 2,080,314 tolars (approximately 8,680 euros) for the injuries sustained. She also requested to be exempted from paying the court fees.
On 2 March and 27 September 1999 the applicant requested that a date be set for a hearing.
On 20 October 1999 the court rejected her request for the exemption from the payment of the court fees. The decision was served on the applicant on 2 November 1999.
On 15 November 1999 the applicant lodged an appeal with the Celje Higher Court (Višje sodišče v Celju).
On 16 February 2000 the court partly upheld her appeal and the case was returned to the first-instance court for re-examination. The decision was served on the applicant on 6 March 2000.
On 16 March 2000 the applicant submitted new evidence in support of her claim for exemption from payment of the court fees.
On 29 March 2000 the applicant was exempted from payment of the court fees. The decision was served on the applicant on 14 June 2000.
On 30 March and 9 April 2000 the applicant requested that a hearing be scheduled.
Between 17 July 2001 and 4 April 2002 the applicant lodged three preliminary written submissions and/or adduced evidence.
Of the three hearings held between 4 June 2000 and 27 May 2002 none was adjourned at the request of the applicant.
During the proceedings the court appointed two medical experts.
At the last hearing the court decided to deliver a written judgment. The judgment, upholding the applicant’s claim in part, was served on the applicant on 2 September 2002. 8.  On 17 September 2002 the applicant appealed to the Celje Higher Court. ZT cross-appealed.
On 13 November 2003 the court allowed both appeals in part and lowered the damages awarded.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 19 December 2003. 9.  On 30 December 2003 the applicant lodged a motion with the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office (Vrhovno državno tožilstvo, “the Office”) requesting it to lodge a request for the protection of legality (zahteva za varstvo zakonitosti) with the Supreme Court (Vrhovno sodišče).
On 3 February 2004 the Office rejected the applicant’s request. 10.  On 13 April 2004 the applicant lodged a constitutional appeal against the judgments of the first and second-instance courts.
On 4 May 2005 the Constitutional Court (Ustavno sodišče) dismissed the appeal. The court found that the applicant’s motion of 30 December 2003 was not a legal remedy available to a party to the civil proceedings and that no constitutional appeal was allowed against the decision of the Office. In addition, the court found that the constitutional appeal against the Celje Higher Court judgment was out of time.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 6 May 2005.