16.The issue of the validity of the email and its registration was considered by the Court at its 38th Ordinary Session which decided that the Application be registered. 17.On 15 September,2015, the Application was served on the Respondent State. On the same date, it was transmitted to all the States Parties to the Protocol; and on 28 October, 2015, was notified to the other entities listed under Rule 35 (3) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules,,). 18.On 30 December, 2015, the Respondent State filed its Response. On 5 January, 2016, the Registry transmitted the Response to the Applicant. 19.At its 39th Ordinary Session, the Court decided to provide the Applicant with legal assistance and instructed the Registry to contact the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Asylum Access Tanzania in this regard. On 4 February, 2016, Asylum Access Tanzania accepted to represent the Applicant. 25 March, 2016, the Court, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 45 (2) of its Rules, sought the opinion of the African Commission on Human and peoples' 20. On Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") on issues of nationality as regards the matter of Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. United Republic of Tanzania, in view of its expertise in this area. The Commission did not respond to the request. 21.8y an Application dated 18 November, 2016, received at the Registry on 28 November, 2016, the Applicant prayed the Court to issue an order for provisional Measures to: (i) dissuade the Respondent State from barring him from entering Tanzanta; and (ii) allow him to return to his family in Tanzania pending the final decision of the Court. This prayer was transmitted to the Parties on 2 December, 2016. 22. On 6 December, 2016, the Registry notified the Parties that the matter was set down for public hearing for 17 March, 2017. Following a request from the Applicant, the said hearing was held on 21 March, 2017. During the hearing, the Parties presented their pleadings, made oral submissions and responded to questions put to them by Members of the Court. 6 )l G 9 e- t\