Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the fax-filed appeal was admissible under the Federal Supreme Court Act.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. An appeal must be filed in the legally prescribed form by hand delivery, post, or qualified electronic signature; fax is not admissible.
Extrahierte Begründung
The fax submission did not comply with Arts. 42 and 48 BGG. The defect could not be cured because the appeal period had already expired when the fax was sent.