FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 25392/20
Alexandru-Cătălin CALOTĂ against Romania
and 24 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 17 October 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann, President,
Sebastian Răduleţu,
Mateja Đurović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations (see the appended table for the relevant dates). No reply was received by the Court.
By letters sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations had expired (see the appended table for the relevant dates). The applicants’ attention was further drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application.
No reply to these letters has been received by the Court. The registered letters were received by the applicants (see details in the appended table). There are no previous letters from the applicants informing the Court about a change of address.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the applications (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 November 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Date of the
applicant’s
last letter to the
Court
Date of sending
Government’s
observations to
the applicant
Time-limit for
submission of
response
by the applicant
Date of the
Court’s
registered letter
Date of receipt of the
registered letter
25392/20
10/08/2020
Alexandru-Cătălin CALOTĂ
1990
15/10/2020
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
24/04/2024
(according to the Track and trace of the Romanian Post)
28680/20
11/08/2020
Loredana Mariana FLUTUR
1985
15/10/2020
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
25/04/2024
29251/20
13/08/2020
Marius MATEIUC
1996
26/10/2020
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on 31/05/2024
32503/20
14/09/2020
Cristinel-Marian STERIE
1988
09/07/2021
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
23/04/2024
35114/20
01/09/2020
Gheorghe-Birgiu TURCITU
1975
01/09/2020
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on
07/06/2024
36201/20
18/09/2020
Daniel NICOLAE
1974
18/09/2020
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on
03/06/2024
46119/20
25/01/2021
Ciprian MONDOC
1987
01/02/2021
12/09/2023
24/10/2023
13/03/2024
26/03/2024
1807/21
28/01/2021
Florin-Gheorghe TOMA
1993
31/03/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
2867/21
24/02/2021
Dumitru VLĂSCEANU
1988
26/04/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
5979/21
19/05/2021
Ion NIȚĂ
1962
08/06/2022
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
23/05/2024
7238/21
22/02/2021
Gheorghe PARGHEL
1971
22/02/2021
15/09/2023
27/10/2023
13/03/2024
22/03/2024
10035/21
04/08/2021
Robert STANCIU
1988
04/08/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on
14/06/2024
11354/21
29/03/2021
Cristian FAZEKAŞ
1987
17/11/2022
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on
14/06/2024
11402/21
05/04/2021
Marian RADU
1993
31/05/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
12647/21
29/04/2021
Sorin GÎNDAC
1995
08/03/2023
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
15656/21
13/05/2021
Nicolae GRIGORESCU
1986
23/07/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
30377/21
29/07/2021
Andreea-Gabriela CHELMU
1998
27/10/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on 01/07/2024
32324/21
16/11/2021
Florin RUPA
1980
03/02/2022
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on 14/06/2024
35266/21
24/08/2021
Constantin CIOBANU
1985
24/08/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
24/05/2024
37803/21
13/09/2021
Adrian-Florin PANAITE
1988
13/09/2021
14/03/2024
25/04/2024
15/05/2024
Returned as ‘unclaimed’ on 24/06/2024
38661/21
26/11/2021
Vasile SIMIONICĂ
1983
19/07/2022
03/10/2023
14/11/2023
26/03/2024
08/04/2024
42760/21
14/10/2021
George-Marian MATEI
1979
05/01/2022
02/10/2023
30/10/2023
17/04/2024
23/04/2024
50681/21
10/12/2021
Marian Iulian FLORICEL
1979
14/02/2022
13/09/2023
25/10/2023
27/03/2024
05/04/2024
53203/21
03/02/2022
Marin OLTEANU
1963
02/08/2022
24/10/2023
21/11/2023
13/02/2024
Returned as recipient moved from address on 27/05/2024
13310/23
24/04/2023
Romeo-Gavril ROSTAŞ
1979
14/06/2023
22/01/2024
04/03/2024
15/04/2024
24/04/2024