5.  The applicant was born in 1919 and lives in Celje. 6.  On 11 June 1998 the applicant’s request for the approval of his medical treatment in a foreign country was rejected by the Slovenia Health Insurance Institute (“ZZZS”). 7.  On 21 July 1998 the applicant instituted proceedings against ZZZS in the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court (Delovno in socialno sodiščev v Ljubljani) seeking reimbursement of the cost for the before mentioned medical treatment.
Between 22 June 2000 and 11 September 2001 the applicant lodged seven preliminary written submissions and/or adduced evidence.
Between 1 March 1999 and 6 November 2001 he made six requests that a date be set for a hearing.
On 7 June 2000 the applicant lodged a supervisory appeal with the Ministry of Justice (Ministrstvo za pravosodje) because of delays in the proceedings.
Of the three hearings held between 12 July 2000 and 19 December 2001, none was adjourned at the request of the applicant.
During the proceedings, the court appointed a medical expert.
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 18 March 2002. 8.  On 25 March 2002 the applicant appealed to the Higher Labour and Social Court (Višje Delovno in socialno sodišče). ZZZS cross-appealed.
On 5 March 2004 the court allowed in part the defendant’s appeal and accordingly changed the first instance court’s judgement and dismissed the applicant’s appeal.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 31 May 2004. 9.  On 23 June 2004 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court (Vrhovno sodišče).
On 18 January 2005 the Supreme Court upheld the applicant’s appeal and remitted the case to the second-instance court for re-examination. 10. In the re-examination proceedings, on 3 February 2005, the Higher Labour and Social Court upheld the applicant’s (previously rejected) appeal and in the respective part remitted the case to the first instance court for re-examination.
The Supreme Court’s decision and the Higher Labour and Social Court’s judgment were served on the applicant on 2 March 2005. 11. The proceedings are pending before the first-instance court.