Key legal question
Whether the applicant met the requirements for restitution of a missed deadline under Art. 35 OG
Extracted holding
No. The illness did not prevent him, without fault, from instructing a third party to act in time.
Extracted reasoning
Restitution is exceptional and must be applied restrictively. A serious illness can qualify only if it also prevents timely use of a third party. Here, hospitalization began early in the deadline period, and the applicant could have authorized someone to retrieve the postal notice and secure the filing or seek an extension.