Key legal question
Whether the appeal had to be entered after the appellants failed to pay the court fee advance in full within the extended deadline.
Extracted holding
No. Because the full advance payment was not made by the final deadline, the Court had to refrain from entering into the appeal.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 62 para. 1 and 3 BGG, a fee advance equal to the expected costs must be paid within the set time limit, failing which the Federal Court does not enter into the case. Only CHF 300 was paid, while the total advance was fixed at CHF 1,000.