Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal decision on a pre-action request for legal aid was a final decision or an interim decision under the Federal Supreme Court Act.
Decisão extraída
It was an interim decision because it concerned legal aid for the future district-court proceedings and did not finally terminate an independent procedure.
Fundamentação extraída
A decision is final only if it closes the procedure. Here the request related to the forthcoming merits proceedings, so it was accessory to that main action and could be renewed when the claim was filed.