BVerfG 2 BvR 3024/14, 2 BvR 177/15, 2 BvR 601/15•Moot constitutional complaints; costs and object value
BVerfG 2 BvR 3024/14, 2 BvR 177/15, 2 BvR 601/15Bverfg / Division 2Jul 22, 2015Granted
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The Federal Constitutional Court discontinued three joined constitutional complaint proceedings after the underlying disputes had become moot. It ordered the Free State of Thuringia to reimburse the complainants' necessary expenses under § 34a Abs. 3 BVerfGG. It also fixed the object value for the constitutional complaint proceedings and for the interim-relief proceedings at EUR 10,000 in total each. The decision is not appealable.
§ 34a Abs. 3 BVerfGG; after mootness of the main matter, the Constitutional Court may discontinue the proceedings and, depending on the circumstances, order reimbursement of necessary expenses. For the purposes of the RVG, the object value is fixed ex officio according to the scope and difficulty of the matter and the importance of the cause; in joined constitutional complaint and interim-relief proceedings, separate value assessment for each proceeding may be made where warranted (consid. corresponding to the tenor).
Entscheidungsdatum: 2015-07-22
Aktenzeichen: 2 BvR 3024/14, 2 BvR 177/15, 2 BvR 601/15
ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2015:rs20150722.2bvr302414
Dokumenttyp: Gegenstandswertfestsetzung im verfassungsgerichtlichen Verfahren
Normen: § 34a Abs 3 BVerfGG, § 14 Abs 1 RVG, § 37 Abs 2 S 2 RVG
Vorinstanz: vorgehend VG Gera, 26. November 2014, Az: 4 E 20603/14 Ge, Beschlussvorgehend VG Gera, 17. Dezember 2014, Az: 4 E 20667/14 Ge, Beschlussvorgehend VG Gera, 20. Februar 2015, Az: 4 E 20074/15 GE, Beschluss
Spruchkörper: 2. Senat
Einstellung mehrerer Verfassungsbeschwerdeverfahren nach Erledigung - Anordnung der Auslagenerstattung und Gegenstandswertfestsetzung
Nach Erledigung in der Hauptsache werden die verbundenen Verfahren eingestellt.
Der Freistaat Thüringen hat den Beschwerdeführern ihre notwendigen Auslagen zu erstatten (§ 34a Abs. 3 BVerfGG).
Der Wert des Gegenstands der anwaltlichen Tätigkeit wird für das Verfassungsbeschwerdeverfahren und für das Verfahren auf Erlass einer einstweiligen Anordnung in den verbundenen Verfahren jeweils auf insgesamt 10.000 € (in Worten: zehntausend Euro) festgesetzt.
Diese Entscheidung ist unanfechtbar.
Extracted by Omnilex
Whether the joined constitutional complaint proceedings should be discontinued after the main matter became moot.
The proceedings were discontinued after the disputes had been resolved.
Once the main matter has been resolved, the Court may terminate the constitutional complaint proceedings.
Whether the complainants are entitled to reimbursement of necessary expenses.
The Free State of Thuringia must reimburse the complainants' necessary expenses.
Under § 34a Abs. 3 BVerfGG, reimbursement is appropriate following mootness in the circumstances of the case.
How the object value for the constitutional complaint and the interim-relief proceedings should be fixed.
The object value for each of the joined proceedings was fixed at EUR 10,000 in total.
The Court exercised its discretion under the RVG provisions governing value determination.
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