Question juridique clé
Whether the federal appeal was admissible despite non-payment of the required advance of costs within the deadline.
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible because the advance of costs was not paid in time and the request for an extension was filed too late.
Motifs extraits
The appellant missed the initial deadline, then also missed the non-extendable second deadline. Since the extension request was submitted only after expiry, the requirements of Art. 48(4) LTF were not met, which made the appeal inadmissible under Art. 62(3) LTF. The inadmissibility was manifest and could be dealt with in simplified procedure under Art. 108 LTF.