The Autonomous City, summoned for fines and sanctions before the court

The Autonomous City of Melilla has been summoned as the defendant in abbreviated proceeding 85/2026, pursued regarding fines and sanctions at the request of a private individual, according to the announcement published in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous City of Melilla (BOME) number 6412, dated September 8, 2026. The summons comes from the Court of First Instance, Contentious-Administrative Section Plaza No. 2 of Melilla, which has scheduled the hearing for December 2. The communication is disseminated through article BOME-A-2026-1004, corresponding to the Department of Environment and Nature.

The judicial order, dated July 14, 2026, and registered as incoming in the Autonomous City on July 16 of the same year under number 65359, requests the submission of the administrative file that prompted the filing of the appeal. The proceeding is processed under number PA 0000085/2026, with N.I.G. 52001 45 3 2026 0000177, and expressly concerns “fines and sanctions.”

Parties to the proceeding

The contentious-administrative appeal pits a private individual against the local administration, with the following procedural representation:

• Plaintiff: Omar Abdelkader Tahar, with lawyer Abdelkader Mimon Mohatar and court representative José Luis Ybancos Torres.
• Defendant: Autonomous City of Melilla, defended by the Community Counsel.
• Judicial body: Court of First Instance, Contentious-Administrative Section Plaza No. 2 of Melilla, in the V Centenario Building, North Tower, 13th floor.

Deadlines and required formalities

The order, issued in accordance with the administrative file request model of article 78.3 of the Law of Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction, establishes the deadlines and conditions for the municipal defense:

• Submission of the complete administrative file, paginated and, where applicable, authenticated, with a document index.
• Notification of the resolution to the interested parties within five days following its adoption, summoning them to appear as defendants within nine days.
• Communication of the hearing at least fifteen days in advance, scheduled for December 2, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 10 of the courts.
• Communication to the judicial body regarding the existence of other contentious appeals that could lead to joinder, pursuant to article 38.1 of the LJCA.

Electronic submission of the file

The court reminds the administration of the obligation to submit the case file electronically, in accordance with Law 29/1998, of July 13, on Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction, and Royal Decree 1065/2015, of November 27, which regulates the electronic communications system in the Administration of Justice. The submission must be digitized via the administrative file uploader (INSIDE), including a detailed index of the documents; only in the event of technical impossibility may it be provided on computer media during the transitional period. The appearance of the defendant administration shall be deemed completed by the simple submission of the case file.

The publication of this summons in the official bulletin guarantees the publicity of the proceedings and allows the Autonomous City of Melilla to articulate its legal defense against a claim regarding sanctioning matters, the outcome of which may condition municipal administrative practice in the imposition of fines.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Autonomous City of Melilla, number 6412, September 8, 2026, Department of Environment and Nature, p. 4636 (official reference: BOME-A-2026-1004).