Mootness of venue change request due to prior final adjudication of the underlying case

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Civil Section I) dismissed the request for a change of venue (strămutare) submitted by the petitioner, leaving the case assigned to the Râmnicu Vâlcea District Court. The dispute concerned a procedural motion to transfer case no. 4138/288/2012 to a different jurisdiction, but the court noted via the judicial registry that the underlying matter had already been adjudicated on September 20, 2012, rendering the request moot. The decision was based on the procedural requirement for a validly filed motion and the determination that the case was no longer pending, with the prosecutor recommending dismissal; the judgment is final and without further appeal.