4.  The applicant was born in 1945 and lives in Cífer. 5.  On 2 January 1995 the applicant filed an action for rehabilitation with the Bratislava City Court. 6.  On 7 February 1995 the City Court transferred the case to the Bratislava I District Court for reasons of jurisdiction. On 1 July 1998 the case was assigned to another judge who started proceeding with it on 16 June 1999. 7.  On 2 September 1999 the Constitutional Court found that the Bratislava I District Court had violated the applicant's constitutional right to have his case examined without undue delays. In its finding the Constitutional Court noted, in particular, that the District Court had failed to proceed with the case between 31 July 1995 and  3 April 1997 and also between 1 July 1998 and 16 June 1999. 8.  On 27 November 2001 the Bratislava I District Court dismissed the action. The applicant appealed on 23 June 2002. The proceedings are pending.