Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal was sufficiently reasoned to be admissible.
Decisão extraída
No. The appeal did not set out reasons in the appeal brief itself, but merely referred to the prior complaint and briefly stated the appellant's view.
Fundamentação extraída
Under the requirements of Art. 79(1) OJ, the grounds of appeal must appear in the appeal document itself. A mere incorporation by reference of the complaint is insufficient, so the court could not examine the merits.