Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 January 2015 — Marcuccio v European Union

(Case T‑409/14)

Actions for annulment — Measure not open to challenge — Inadmissibility — Actions for damages — Reasonable time — Representation of the Union — Dismissal of the objection of inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Court of Justice not replying to a claim for compensation for excessive duration of legal proceedings — Not included (Arts 263 TFEU and 270 TFEU; Staff Regulations, Arts 90 and 91) (see paras 17-19, 21, 23)

2.                     European Union — Representation before the EU judicature — Action for compensation against the EU in respect of damage allegedly suffered through unreasonable duration of the procedure before the General Court — Representation of the European Union by the Court of Justice (Arts 13 TEU, 17(1) TEU and 19 TEU; Arts 256(1) TFEU, 268 TFEU, 335 TFEU and 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 26, 27, 30-32, 41-44)

3.                     Judicial proceedings — Division of jurisdiction between the various courts of the European Union — Claim for compensation for excessive duration of the court proceedings — Jurisdiction of the court allegedly in default to rule in another judgment formation — Representation of the European Union, the defendant, by the Court of Justice — Irrelevant (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 268 TFEU and 340 TFEU) (see paras 58-61, 64-66)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision whereby the Court of Justice dismissed a claim for compensation by reason of allegedly unreasonable duration of legal proceedings, and, second, action for compensation in respect of loss allegedly suffered by the applicant by reason of the unreasonable duration of the proceedings in Cases T‑236/02, C‑59/06 P and C‑617/11 P.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible in so far as it seeks annulment of the alleged decision whereby the Court of Justice is said to have dismissed the claim of Mr Luigi Marcuccio submitted on 22 January 2014 seeking compensation for damage allegedly suffered by him by reason of the allegedly unreasonable duration of the proceedings in Cases T‑236/02, C‑59/06 P and C‑617/11 P.

2. The objection of inadmissibility is dismissed as to the remainder.

3. Costs are reserved.