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Decizia nr. 1471/2022 AI generated

Change of venue for suspected bias referred to circuit Court of Appeal.

Case Number Decizia nr. 1471/2022
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice declined its competence and transferred the case to the Galați Court of Appeal, which is to rule on the applicant's request to change the venue of a civil case pending before the Galați District Court. The applicant had sought removal of the case based on claims of legitimate suspicion regarding the lower court's impartiality. The High Court held that, under Article 142(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, a motion to change venue founded on legitimate suspicion falls within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal in whose circuit the lower court sits, and it accordingly applied Article 132 to decline jurisdiction in favor of that appellate court; the decision is final and not subject to appeal.

Legislator headnote

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art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ, art. 132 C. proc. civ; Change of venue for suspected bias referred to circuit Court of Appeal: The applicant had sought removal of the case based on claims of legitimate suspicion regarding the lower court's impartiality. The High Court held that, under Article 142(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, a motion to change venue founded on legitimate suspicion falls within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal in whose circuit the lower court sits, and it accordingly applied Article 132 to decline jurisdiction in favor of that appellate court; the decision is final and not subject to appeal.

Keywords

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declining of jurisdiction Civil Procedure Code legitimate suspicion of bias rules of procedure change of precedent removal

Cited Legislation

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art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ
Determines that the request for transfer, based on legitimate suspicion, falls within the competence of the Court of Appeal, leading to the declination of competence in favor of the Curtea de Apel Galați.
art. 132 C. proc. civ
Used to establish the material competence of the Curtea de Apel Galați to resolve the transfer request.
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Decizia nr. 1747/2017
Competence to hear venue change for legitimate suspicion: High Court decline in favor of appellate court under new Code of Civil Procedure
Decizia nr. 1966/2018
Venue transfer for suspected bias assigned to Court of Appeal Craiova; High Court declines jurisdiction.
Decizia nr. 1460/2017
Jurisdiction for change of venue based on legitimate suspicion under the new Civil Procedure Code: Appellate Court competence for lower instance proceedings
Decizia nr. 1237/2017
Venue motion for legitimate suspicion transferred to Timișoara Court of Appeal as competent forum; no appeal available.
Decizia nr. 59/2015
Competence for motion for transfer of venue based on legitimate suspicion of bias under the New Code of Civil Procedure

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Art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ.

Determines that the request for transfer, based on legitimate suspicion, falls within the competence of the Court of Appeal, leading to the declination of competence in favor of the Curtea de Apel Galați.

Art. 132 C. proc. civ.

Used to establish the material competence of the Curtea de Apel Galați to resolve the transfer request.

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Şedinţa publică din data de 23 iunie 2022

Asupra cererii de strămutare, constată următoarele:

Prin cererea înregistrată la 16 mai 2022 pe rolul Înaltei Curţi de Casaţie şi Justiţie, secţia I civilă, petenta A. a solicitat strămutarea procesului civil ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2015 al Judecătoriei Galaţi.

Potrivit art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ., "Cererea de strămutare întemeiată pe motive de bănuială legitimă este de competenţa curţii de apel, dacă instanţa de la care se cere strămutarea este o judecătorie sau un tribunal din circumscripţia acesteia."

Se constată că, în susţinerea cererii de strămutare, au fost invocate motive de bănuială legitimă, iar cererea priveşte strămutarea unui dosar înregistrat pe rolul Judecătoriei Galaţi, instanţă aflată în circumscripţia teritorială a Curţii de Apel Galaţi.

Pentru aceste considerente, în aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 132 C. proc. civ., raportat la prevederile art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ., Înalta Curte constată că instanţa competentă material a soluţiona cererea de strămutare este Curtea de Apel Galaţi, în favoarea căreia va dispune declinarea de competenţa.

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Declină competenţa de soluţionare a cererii formulate de petenta A. privind strămutarea pricinii ce formează obiectul nr. x/2015 al Judecătoriei Galaţi în favoarea Curţii de Apel Galaţi.

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Pronunţată astăzi, 23 iunie 2022, în şedinţă publică.