Zetocha and Others v. Romania
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 22999/21 Ludovic ZETOCHA against Romania and 4 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 7 March 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Anja Seibert-Fohr , President , Anne Louise Bormann, Sebastian Răduleţu , 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 or via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), 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 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 28 March 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Anja Seibert-Fohr 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
Representative’s name and location
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
22999/21
03/06/2021
Ludovic ZETOCHA
1976
Mihaela Anghel
Oradea
10/03/2023
01/09/2023
13/10/2023
09/11/2023
Downloaded from eComms on 09/11/2023
25607/21
30/12/2021
Gheorghe BALINT
1954
05/01/2022
01/09/2023
13/10/2023
09/11/2023
Returned by the Romanian Post on 09/01/2024
29468/21
19/08/2021
Etelka JOZSA
1963
16/08/2023
01/09/2023
13/10/2023
09/11/2023
Returned by the Romanian Post on 09/01/2024
53151/21
02/12/2021
Marius-Catalin BROSBAN
1989
30/01/2023
01/09/2023
13/10/2023
09/11/2023
Returned by the Romanian Post as undelivered after 2 attempts because of the recipient’s absence
56042/21
06/06/2022
Gheorghe-Viorel LAZĂR
1991
28/09/2022
01/09/2023
13/10/2023
09/11/2023
Signed by the applicant’s mother on 20/11/2023