FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 55251/19
Lorenzo GORGONI against Italy
and 2 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 19 December 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Georgios A. Serghides, President,
Erik Wennerström,
Alain Chablais, 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 and the relevant information about the applications are set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 7 of the Convention concerning the application of the more favourable criminal law were communicated to the Italian 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 to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 19 August 2024, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 12 August 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ 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. The applicants received that letter on the same day. However, no response followed.
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, 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 applications.
Accordingly, the cases should be struck 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 23 January 2025.
Viktoriya Maradudina Georgios A. Serghides
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 7 of the Convention
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
55251/19
Gorgoni v. Italy
10/10/2019
Lorenzo GORGONI
1942
Cutrofiano
Italian
Francesco CARBONETTI
2.
10967/20
Gorgoni v. Italy
18/02/2020
Lorenzo GORGONI
1942
Cutrofiano
Italian
Francesco CARBONETTI
3.
16000/20
Campaini v. Italy
17/03/2020
Turiddo CAMPAINI
1940
Empoli
Italian
Francesco CARBONETTI