Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the federal complaint was filed in time
Extrahierter Entscheid
The filing was late, but alleged nullity had to be examined despite the missed deadline.
Extrahierte Begründung
The appeal period ran from 2004-11-13 to 2004-11-22; the filing lodged in Italy on 2004-12-06 and received on 2004-12-10 was out of time. Nullity can be invoked at any time.