4.  The applicant was born in 1961 and lives in Rostov-on-Don. 5.  On an unspecified date he sued his former wife for title to a half of the flat which they had allegedly purchased while they were married. The matter was repeatedly reviewed by courts at two levels of jurisdiction. 6.  On 20 February 2001 the Leninskiy District Court of Rostov-on-Don dismissed the applicant's claim. 7.  On 11 May 2001 the Rostov Regional Court quashed the judgment of 20 February 2001 on appeal and remitted the matter for further consideration. 8.  On 8 August 2001 the District Court granted the applicant's claim in full. 9.  On 19 September 2001 the Rostov Regional Court upheld the judgment of 8 August 2001 on appeal. 10.  On 2 October 2002 the applicant's former wife asked the President of the Rostov Regional Court to lodge an application for supervisory review of the judgment of 8 August 2001 as upheld on 19 September 2001. 11.  On 24 December 2002 the acting President of the Rostov Regional Court granted the request and sent the case to the Presidium of the Rostov Regional Court for supervisory review. 12.  On 26 December 2002 the Presidium of the Rostov Regional Court reassessed the evidence and quashed the judgments of 11 May, 8 August and 19 September 2001 by way of supervisory review and reinstated the judgment of 20 February 2001. It considered that the applicant had failed to provide enough evidence to substantiate his title to the disputed property.