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Civil appeal inadmissible for failure to pay advance of costs

4A_103/2007Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IJun 26, 2007Inadmissible

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The appellant filed a civil appeal against a Geneva fee-taxation decision. The Federal Supreme Court had first ordered an advance of costs of CHF 3,000 and later granted an extension under Art. 62(3) LTF, but the payment still was not made within the deadline. The President therefore held the appeal inadmissible for failure to pay the advance of costs and charged the appellant with a judicial fee of CHF 500.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 62 al. 3 LTF, art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF; inadmissibility of an appeal for non-payment of the advance of costs. Where the appellant does not pay the required advance within the prescribed time limit, including any granted extension, the court shall not enter into the appeal. The failure to comply with the order to pay costs constitutes a procedural bar to review; the appeal is declared inadmissible by summary order. The court may charge judicial costs to the appellant (consid. 1).

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4A_103/2007 /ech

Décision du 26 juin 2007
Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Corboz, président.
Greffier: M. Huguenin.

Parties
X.________,
recourant,

contre

Y.________,
intimé.

Objet
taxation des honoraires d'avocat,

recours en matière civile contre la décision de la Commission de taxation des honoraires d'avocat du canton de Genève du 27 mars 2007.

Le président:
Vu le recours en matière civile interjeté par X.________ contre la décision de la Commission de taxation des honoraires d'avocat du canton de Genève du 27 mars 2007 dans la cause précitée.

Vu l'ordonnance du 25 avril 2007 invitant le recourant à verser jusqu'au 11 mai 2007 une avance de frais de 3000 fr. et l'ordonnance du 18 mai 2007 fixant en application de l'art. 62 al. 3 LTF un délai supplémentaire jusqu'au 5 juin 2007.

Que l'avance de frais requise n'a pas été effectuée dans les délais impartis.

Que le recours en matière civile est dès lors irrecevable faute d'avance de frais (art. 62 al. 3 LTF).

Par ces motifs, vu l'art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF, le Président décide:
1.
Le recours en matière civile est déclaré irrecevable.
2.
Un émolument judiciaire de 500 fr. est mis à la charge du recourant.
3.
La présente décision est communiquée en copie aux parties et à la Commission de taxation des honoraires d'avocat du canton de Genève.
Lausanne, le 26 juin 2007
Le président: Le greffier:

Keywords

advance of costsinadmissibilityjudicial feecivil appealprocedural default

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite non-payment of the required advance of costs.

Extracted holding

No. The appeal was inadmissible because the required advance of costs was not paid within the prescribed time limit.

Extracted reasoning

The court noted that the advance of costs of CHF 3,000 was ordered, the deadline was extended under Art. 62(3) LTF, and payment still was not made in time; therefore the appeal had to be declared inadmissible under Art. 108(1)(a) LTF.

Key legal question

Allocation of court costs for the inadmissible appeal.

Extracted holding

A judicial fee of CHF 500 was charged to the appellant.

Extracted reasoning

As the appeal was inadmissible, the costs were imposed on the appellant.

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