Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the federal appeal was admissible and whether the court had to hear the appellant personally.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appeal was admissible in principle in FFE matters, but no personal examination had to be taken in this appeal; to that extent the request was inadmissible.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Federal Court is bound by the facts found below and may not take evidence in ordinary appeal proceedings, except for formal admissibility issues; therefore a requested party examination could not be ordered.