Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the federal civil appeal was filed within the statutory time limit.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No; the appeal was submitted after expiry of the 30-day period, so the Court did not enter into the appeal.
Extrahierte Begründung
The challenged decision was served on 2013-12-13, the appeal period began on 2013-12-14 and, considering the court recess, expired on 2014-01-28. The appeal was handed to Swiss Post only on 2014-01-29.