FIFTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 16517/20 Petra ŠTĚRBOVÁ against the Czech Republic The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 6 March 2025 as a Committee composed of: Armen Harutyunyan , President , Andreas Zünd, Mykola Gnatovskyy , judges , and Martina Keller, Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above application lodged on 17 April 2020, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE 1. The applicant, Ms Petra Štěrbová, a Czech national, was born in 1970 and lived in Lázně Bělohrady. She was represented before the Court by Mr D. Zahumenský, a lawyer practising in Brno. 2. The Czech Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr P. Konůpka, of the Ministry of Justice. 3. The applicant complained under Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 and Article 13 of the Convention about the repercussions on her freedom of movement of the measures taken by the Czech authorities in response to the spreading of the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus that causes COVID-19 in the context of the state of emergency in spring 2020. 4. On 29 May 2024 the Court decided to give notice to the Government of the applicant’s complaints under the above-mentioned provisions. 5. On 4 October and 24 December 2024 respectively, the death of the applicant was communicated to the Registry. No heirs presented themselves to pursue the procedure. THE LAW In the light of the foregoing, the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases. Done in English and notified in writing on 27 March 2025. Martina Keller Armen Harutyunyan Deputy Registrar President