Venue transfer request rejected; original court retains civil case.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Civil Section I) rejected the applicants' request to transfer (strămutare) the civil case docketed as no. 3158/307/2012 before the Sighetu Marmației District Court, ruling against the applicants and in favor of the continuation of the case in that court; the decision is final, with no appeal available. The dispute arose from a motion to change venue based on alleged concerns about impartiality or local circumstances, argued by the applicants' counsel and opposed by the Public Ministry. The court, sitting in chambers and relying on the procedural framework governing venue transfer, found no grounds to grant the request, thereby keeping the original forum seized of the case.