Key legal question
Whether the filing of 17 March 2008 met the formal requirements for an appeal under Art. 42 LTF
Extracted holding
The writing did not clearly express an intent to appeal, contained no conclusions, and its reasoning did not satisfy Art. 42 LTF; it was therefore inadmissible insofar as it was meant as an appeal.
Extracted reasoning
An appeal brief must be in an official language, contain conclusions, reasons, evidence, and a signature. The grounds must briefly explain how the contested decision violates the law. Those requirements were not met.