FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 50901/20 Valeriu LIVADARU against Romania and 2 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 19 December 2024 as a Committee composed of: Anne Louise Bormann , President , Sebastian Răduleţu, András Jakab , 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. No reply to these letters has been received by the Court. The registered letters were received by the applicants (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 23 January 2025. {signature_p_2} Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann 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 of the registered letter 50901/20 24/03/2021 Valeriu LIVADARU 1983 16/06/2021 02/10/2023 30/10/2023 07/05/2024 30/05/2024 Letter returned to the sender as “unclaimed” 11061/21 16/03/2021 Cosmin ‑ Marin SAMOILĂ 1974 17/05/2021 24/10/2023 21/11/2023 13/02/2024 04/05/2024 04/03/2024 Letter returned to the sender as “refused” 25/06/2024 Letter returned to the sender as “unclaimed” 51488/21 27/11/2021 Ştefan DUŢĂ 1981 25/08/2023 24/10/2023 21/11/2023 13/02/2024 Handed over on 20/02/2024 (according to information on the website of the Romanian Post)