Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of unentgeltliche Prozessführung violated Art. 9 BV and Art. 29(3) BV because the applicant's indigence was deemed unproven.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The refusal was incompatible with Art. 9 BV; the applicant had substantially complied with his duty to cooperate, and the court should have expressly asked for the missing sale contract and bank documents.
Extrahierte Begründung
The applicant had shown that he had no income and was supported by social welfare. His statement that he had been forced to sell his co-owned property could reasonably be understood as indicating no profit. Under the cantonal practice and the limited duty of inquiry, the judge had to request the missing documents explicitly before denying legal aid.