4.  The applicant was born in 1950 and lives in Wrocław, Poland. 5. On 30 May 1994 the Puławy District Prosecutor (Prokurator Rejonowy) detained the applicant on remand on suspicion of his having committed fraud. 6.  The Puławy District Court (Sąd Rejonowy) upheld that decision on 10 June 1994. 7.  Subsequently the applicant's detention was prolonged several times. He unsuccessfully appealed against those decisions. 8.  On 3 January 1995 the Puławy District Court convicted the applicant of fraud. 9.  On 28 April 1995 the Lublin Regional Court (Sąd Wojewódzki) quashed that judgment and remitted the case. 10.  The applicant remained in detention throughout the subsequent proceedings. 11.  On 1 September 1995 the Puławy District Court upheld its original judgment. 12.  Following the applicant's further appeals, that conviction was eventually quashed by the Supreme Court (Sąd Najwyższy) on 25 April 1996. 13.  On 7 April 1997 the applicant filed an application for compensation for wrongful conviction and unjustified detention with the Lublin Regional Court. 14.  On 16 February 1999 the Lublin Court of Appeal (Sąd Apelacyjny) referred the case to the Warsaw Regional Court. 15.  The applicant repeatedly asked both courts to fix a date for a hearing. On March 2000 the Warsaw Regional Court informed the applicant that, due to the heavy case-load and a shortage of staff in the court, it was not possible to accelerate the proceedings. 16.  The first hearing on the merits was held on 2 December 2002. The court then adjourned the proceedings sine die. 17.  On 23 June 2003 the court held a hearing. 18.  The proceedings are pending.