Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was admissible against the cantonal ruling on the timeliness of the statement of defence.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because the challenged decision was an interim procedural order and the appellant failed to show any qualifying ground under Art. 93 BGG.
Extracted reasoning
The decision did not end the case and was neither about jurisdiction nor recusal. No irreparable harm was shown, and the appellant did not substantiate that immediate review would avoid extensive evidence-taking or lead directly to a final decision.