FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 37649/16
Valentin GAIȚĂ against Romania
and 15 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 19 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Armen Harutyunyan, President,
Jolien Schukking,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, 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 (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. 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 or of certain requested information 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 (see details in the appended table) and 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 10 December 2020.
Liv TigerstedtArmen Harutyunyan
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
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
Representative’s name and location
Date of the
applicant’s last
letter
Date of the Court’s
registered letter
Date of receipt of the
registered letter
Time-limit for submission by the applicant of the information requested
Date of the applicant’s
release from prison
37649/16
05/08/2016
Valentin GAIȚĂ
1977
09/07/2019
17/02/2020
24/02/2020
Signed by the applicant
30/03/2020
07/11/2017
38014/16
04/08/2016
Florin MATEI
1984
09/07/2019
17/02/2020
24/02/2020
Signed by the person authorised by the applicant in this respect
30/03/2020
28/12/2017
44961/16
13/09/2016
Ioan GĂINĂ
1971
03/03/2017
21/07/2020
04/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
21/02/2018
48687/16
26/09/2016
Nicolae HRIŢIUC
1965
16/11/2016
21/07/2020
05/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
In detention at Baia Mare Prison
52556/16
11/10/2016
Marian GUȘĂ
1977
17/10/2016
21/07/2020
04/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
25/09/2018
52749/16
30/09/2016
Marin DINESCU
1983
Măruța-Marinela Dinescu
Drobeta Turnu-Severin
07/10/2016
21/07/2020
03/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s representative
01/09/2020
07/08/2018
53475/16
28/09/2016
Neculai ALISTAR
1978
06/10/2016
03/07/2020
24/07/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
14/08/2020
24/10/2019
53620/16
28/09/2016
Dănuț ROMEDEA
1974
01/06/2018
21/07/2020
04/08/2020
Signed by the Iași Prison’s representative
01/09/2020
In detention at
Iași Prison
54671/16
10/10/2016
Dumitru RADU
1979
26/04/2017
21/07/2020
20/08/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
01/09/2020
In detention at Poarta Albă Prison
54802/16
21/10/2016
Iulian-Andrei ANDRONIC
1986
27/10/2016
21/07/2020
04/08/2020
Signed by the applicant
01/09/2020
07/12/2017
54806/16
07/11/2016
Marin MACIOI
1968
18/11/2016
21/07/2020
13/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
In detention at Giurgiu Prison
57309/16
24/11/2016
Gelu VULPE
1987
18/11/2019
03/07/2020
21/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
14/08/2020
In detention at Focșani Prison
58790/16
03/10/2016
Marius OPRESCU
1989
06/11/2017
21/07/2020
13/08/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
01/09/2020
16/01/2018
58968/16
25/10/2016
Nicușor-Dorinel ISACOF
1980
21/11/2016
21/07/2020
03/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
15/05/2018
62934/16
16/12/2016
Raul Adam ȘERBAN
1974
05/03/2018
03/07/2020
31/07/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
14/08/2020
02/05/2018
69790/16
03/01/2017
Cătălin PARASCHIV
1977
22/06/2017
21/07/2020
04/08/2020
Illegible signature
01/09/2020
12/11/2019
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