Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of unentgeltliche Rechtspflege violated Art. 29(3) BV
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The cantonal court’s assessment of the applicant’s means was not arbitrary in its result, and the constitutional minimum guarantees were not breached.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Federal Court reviewed the constitutional claim freely but deferred to factual findings absent arbitrariness. It held that objections relying on new facts were inadmissible, and that the challenged assessment of income, necessary expenses, and housing costs justified the conclusion that the applicant could pay the expected court costs over time.