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Admissibility of civil trial suspension pending criminal investigation limited to the specific fact

Case Number ICCJ_133356
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the request for a preliminary ruling as inadmissible, leaving the procedural posture of the originating case unchanged. The dispute arose from a civil matter where the Tribunal of Bucharest sought clarification on whether a civil judge possesses the prerogative to suspend proceedings under Article 413(1)(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure when criminal proceedings have been initiated solely regarding the specific fact of the civil claim, rather than the entire case. The Court’s decision relied on the procedural admissibility requirements under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs the validity of referrals to the Plenary for resolving matters of law.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Admissibility of civil trial suspension pending criminal investigation limited to the specific fact: The dispute arose from a civil matter where the Tribunal of Bucharest sought clarification on whether a civil judge possesses the prerogative to suspend proceedings under Article 413(1)(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure when criminal proceedings have been initiated solely regarding the specific fact of the civil claim, rather than the entire case. The Court’s decision relied on the procedural admissibility requirements under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs the validity of referrals to the Plenary for resolving matters of law.

Keywords

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suspension of investigation Civil Procedure Code preliminary ruling procedure pending proceedings procedural requirement matter in dispute

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited in the dispositive to designate the decision as mandatory, providing the procedural basis for the final order of inadmissibility.
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Decizia nr. 787/2025
Suspension of civil proceedings pending criminal prosecution: validity of suspension based solely on appeal challenging procedural inadmissibility
Decizia nr. 1929/2021
Suspension of civil proceedings pending criminal investigation under Article 413 C. proc. civ. in rem and sufficiency of reasoning
Decizia nr. 254/2022
Admissibility of appeal against decision on suspension of a final appellate judgment
Decizia nr. 134/2020
Recourse inadmissibility against decision denying suspension of proceedings pending CJEU preliminary ruling
Decizia nr. 1792/2017
Suspendation of civil proceedings pending related criminal fraud case and validity of court's failure to seek parties' consent

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Cited in the dispositive to designate the decision as mandatory, providing the procedural basis for the final order of inadmissibility.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 21 Dosar nr. 3945/1/2016

Şedinţa din 3 aprilie 2017

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Bucureşti - Secţia a V-a civilă, în dosarul nr. 24938/3/2016, privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept : „ dacă dispoziţiile art. 413 alin. (1) pct. 2 Cod de procedură civilă conferă judecătorului prerogativa suspendării judecării cauzei şi în ipoteza începerii urmăririi penale numai cu privire la faptă?”.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 3 aprilie 2017.