Refusal of jurisdiction transfer (strămutare) of civil proceedings

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the applicant's request for the transfer of jurisdiction (strămutare) of the underlying civil case, upholding the decision of the first-instance court and leaving the proceedings to continue before the Târgu Jiu Court of Law. The dispute concerned a procedural motion to move the case to a different jurisdiction, which the respondent and the prosecutor opposed, citing the scheduled hearing date of November 20, 2012, as noted in the court's informational tracking system. The final decision is final and non-appealable, resting on the procedural requirement for transferring jurisdiction under Romanian civil procedure law, which was not satisfied by the applicant's arguments regarding the case management schedule.