▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Convention ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁their ▁representative . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁compla int ▁was ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁Court . ▁In ▁parallel , ▁there ▁were ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁to ▁achieve ▁effective ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office ▁of ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ▁submitted ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁compla int ▁as ▁priority , ▁as ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁health ▁was ▁stead ily ▁w ors ening . ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁application : ▁copy ▁of ▁statement ▁from ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁ill ness , ▁the ▁doctor ’ s ▁opinion , ▁statement ▁of ▁his ▁income , ▁the ▁living ▁w age ▁in ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁region . ▁The ▁notice ▁that ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁compla int ▁will ▁be ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁of ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁region . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁P avel ▁Lap te v ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁the ▁government ' s ▁response ▁memor and um .