FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 32415/16
Gheorghe IGNAT against Romania
and 19 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 12 October 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 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.
The registered letters either were received by the applicants, or were returned to the Court (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 16 November 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Faris Vehabović
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 / return of the registered letter
32415/16
02/09/2016
Gheorghe IGNAT
1958
14/03/2023
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
23/06/2023
12944/17
17/03/2017
Alin-Narcis GHIGA
1975
01/02/2021
20/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
29/06/2023
17490/17
05/05/2017
Fănică CHIRILĂ
1960
26/08/2020
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
28/06/2023
32551/17
22/06/2017
Imre-Márton SZÁSZ
1981
28/08/2020
23/09/2022
04/11/2022
21/11/2022
06/12/2022
32751/17
14/06/2017
Marian GRIGORI
1968
27/05/2021
23/09/2022
04/11/2022
21/11/2022
Returned as “unclaimed” on 18/01/2023
47417/17
24/07/2017
Petru SZÖCSI
1967
15/09/2020
23/09/2022
04/11/2022
21/11/2022
06/12/2022
9333/18
14/03/2018
Gheorghe MÎNDREANU
1942
10/11/2020
28/03/2023
09/05/2023
19/06/2023
30/06/2023
23133/18
10/05/2018
Ioan ȚUCUDEAN
1971
22/02/2021
20/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
22/06/2023
30196/18
23/07/2018
Radu POP
1967
24/02/2021
20/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
23/06/2023
50121/18
26/11/2018
Florin DIMA
1966
17/08/2022
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
21/06/2023
44945/19
02/03/2020
Tamara AILIOAIE
1957
19/01/2021
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
22/06/2023
30849/20
19/11/2020
Mihai BORHAN
1982
25/11/2020
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
22/06/2023
37871/20
02/10/2020
Lelu FLOREA
1986
02/10/2020
28/03/2023
09/05/2023
19/06/2023
30/06/2023
38492/20
18/09/2020
Vasile-Cosmin ȘTEFAN
1986
02/11/2020
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
22/06/2023
38495/20
16/12/2020
Sorin-Valentin IORDACHE
1985
16/12/2020
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
22/06/2023
45649/20
17/03/2021
Ion PLETEA
1970
23/03/2021
05/04/2023
17/05/2023
23/06/2023
30/06/2023
45718/20
16/02/2021
Ion-Dan TRAISTIUŢĂ
1986
08/11/2021
21/03/2023
02/05/2023
13/06/2023
23/06/2023
48753/20
12/10/2020
Radu-Mircea HÎRNAGEA
1988
06/04/2021
05/04/2023
17/05/2023
23/06/2023
04/07/2023
49807/20
29/12/2020
Ionuț-Gabriel AFRONIE
1994
20/03/2023
05/04/2023
17/05/2023
13/06/2023
21/06/2023
52717/20
06/01/2021
Mihai BULGARU
1989
15/04/2021
05/04/2023
17/05/2023
23/06/2023
03/07/2023
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