FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 19780/21 Marian BOTEANU against Romania and 5 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 6 February 2025 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 either were received by the applicants or were returned to the Court (see details in the appended table). 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 6 March 2025. 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 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 19780/21 14/05/2021 Marian BOTEANU 1991 12/07/2023 28/07/2023 08/09/2023 22/09/2023 Returned as “unclaimed” on 05/10/2023 29072/21 14/07/2021 Alexandru ANGHEL 1989 25/08/2021 05/09/2024 17/10/2024 04/11/2024 Handed over to the recipient on 14/11/2024 33376/21 21/07/2021 Ion-Bogdan MAXIM 1995 29/07/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 04/11/2024 37860/21 01/09/2021 Apostică CRĂCIUN 1976 15/10/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 Handed over to the recipient on 04/11/2024 (according to the official website of La Poste) 39034/21 20/10/2021 Denis SAIP 1988 23/12/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 Handed over to the recipient on 04/11/2024 46963/21 19/10/2021 Aurel MINU 1956 Maria Rizea Gura Foii 09/12/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 Handed over to the recipient on 31/10/2024 (according to the official website of La Poste)