FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 49458/19
Andrei-Ionuț COCÎRLĂU
against Romania
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 28 September 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Faris Vehabović, President,
Anja Seibert-Fohr,
Anne Louise Bormann, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 September 2019,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Andrei-Ionuț Cocîrlău, was born in 1998.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning an alleged violation of his right to proceedings conducted within a reasonable time, under Article 8 of the Convention concerning an alleged violation of his rights to respect for his private and family life and for his correspondence, under Article 13 of the Convention concerning an alleged violation of his right to an effective remedy for the alleged breach of his Convention rights under Article 8, and under Article 14 of the Convention taken jointly with Articles 6 and 8 concerning an alleged violation of his right to non-discrimination on ethnic grounds in the enjoyment of his Convention rights at the hands of the authorities were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations, as well as his just satisfaction claims. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 4 April 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 9 March 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was 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. On 19 April 2023 the letter was delivered to the address indicate by the applicant for correspondence with the Court. However, no response has followed.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 19 October 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Faris Vehabović
Acting Deputy Registrar President