Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal appeal was filed within the 30-day deadline
Decisione estratta
The appeal was late because only the postal filing counted; email filing did not preserve the deadline.
Motivazione estratta
The appealed judgment was deemed served on 7 January 2011, so the deadline expired on 7 February 2011. The written appeal was only posted on 10 February 2011, and email does not satisfy the statutory filing requirements.