Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 October 2006 – Schmidt-Brown v Commission
(Case C-365/05 P)
Appeal – Officials – Duty to provide assistance – Rejection of request for financial assistance in defamation proceedings brought before the United Kingdom courts
Appeal – Grounds – Clearly inadmissible or clearly unfounded pleas (Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 119; Staff Regulations, Art. 24) (see paras 61, 68, 78-82)
Re:
| Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 5 July 2005 in Case T-387/02 | Schmidt-Brown | v | Commission | dismissing the action for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 26 April 2002 rejecting the applicant’s request for financial assistance from the Commission in a defamation action brought by the applicant against a company before the High Court of Justice (England and Wales). |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
| Dismisses the appeal. |
2. |
| Orders Ms Schmidt-Brown to bear the costs. |