Key legal question
Whether the public-law appeal against the protective measure had become moot
Extracted holding
The appeal was struck off the docket because the challenged protective measure had expired before the Federal Supreme Court could decide it.
Extracted reasoning
The complaint was filed near the end of the appeal period and the disputed measure expired on 2009-12-18; the appellant himself acknowledged mootness. A timely annulment was practically prevented by the late filing.