Question juridique clé
Whether the federal civil appeal was filed within the statutory deadline
Solution extraite
No; the appeal was handed to the post only after expiry of the 30-day deadline, so the court could not enter into the merits.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal decision was served on 13 December 2013; the deadline began on 14 December 2013 and, taking court vacations into account, expired on 28 January 2014. The appeal was posted on 29 January 2014 and was therefore late under Art. 100(1), 48(1), and 44(1) BGG, with Art. 46 BGG also applicable.