Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was filed on time despite the judicial holiday suspension period.
Extracted holding
Yes. The appeal period was suspended over the judicial holidays and the filing on 26 January 2004 was timely.
Extracted reasoning
The 30-day deadline started on 12 December 2003 and was suspended from 18 December to 1 January under Art. 34 OG; Art. 343 OR did not prevent this suspension because it binds the cantons only.