Appeal inadmissible for failure to pay advance costs

4A_477/2007Tribunale federale / I divisione civile7 gen 2008Inadmissible

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X.________ SA filed a federal appeal against a Geneva lease and eviction-related appellate judgment. The Federal Court had ordered an advance of costs of CHF 2,000 and later granted an additional deadline under Art. 62(3) LTF. Because the appellant failed to pay within the extended time limit, the President of the Civil Law Division declared the appeal inadmissible under Art. 108(1)(a) LTF and charged judicial costs of CHF 500 to the appellant.

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Art. 62 al. 3 LTF; art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF: if the appellant fails to pay the ordered advance of costs within the fixed or extended time limit, the Federal Court does not enter into the appeal. The granting of an additional deadline does not alter the inadmissibility consequence once payment remains outstanding at expiry of the extension (consid. 1). The judicial costs of the federal proceedings are borne by the unsuccessful appellant.

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4A_477/2007

Arrêt du 7 janvier 2008
Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Corboz, Président.
Greffier: M. Huguenin.

Parties
X.________ SA,
recourante, représentée par Me Philippe Girod,

contre

Y.________ SA,
intimée.

Objet
contrat de bail; résiliation,

recours contre l'arrêt de la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève du 8 octobre 2007 (arrêt no ACJC/1174).

Le Président:
Vu le recours interjeté par X.________ SA contre l'arrêt de la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève du 8 octobre 2007 dans la cause précitée.

Vu l'ordonnance du 15 novembre 2007 invitant la recourante à verser jusqu'au 30 novembre 2007 une avance de frais de 2000 fr. et l'ordonnance du 6 décembre 2007 fixant en application de l'art. 62 al. 3 LTF un délai supplémentaire jusqu'au 17 décembre 2007.

Que l'avance de frais requise n'a pas été effectuée dans les délais impartis.

Que le recours est dès lors irrecevable faute d'avance de frais (art. 62 al. 3 LTF).

par ces motifs, vu l'art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF, le Président prononce:
1.
Le recours est irrecevable.
2.
Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 500 fr., sont mis à la charge de la recourante.
3.
Le présent arrêt est communiqué aux parties et à la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève.
Lausanne, le 7 janvier 2008
Au nom de la Ire Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président: Le Greffier:

Corboz Huguenin

Parole chiave

leaseresiliationadvance of costsinadmissibilitycourt costs

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Questione giuridica chiave

Whether the appeal had to be entered into despite failure to pay the required advance of costs in time.

Decisione estratta

No; the appeal was inadmissible because the required advance of costs was not paid within the prescribed time.

Motivazione estratta

The court noted that the advance of CHF 2,000 was ordered and an additional deadline was set under Art. 62(3) LTF. Since payment was still not made within the extended deadline, the appeal had to be declared inadmissible.

Questione giuridica chiave

Who must bear the judicial costs of the federal proceedings?

Decisione estratta

The appellant must bear the judicial costs, fixed at CHF 500.

Motivazione estratta

As the appeal was not entered into due to the appellant's failure to comply with the advance-payment order, the costs were charged to it.

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