Appeal inadmissible for non-payment of advance costs

4A_164/2014Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IMay 12, 2014Inadmissible

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Omnilex summary

A civil appeal against a Vaud cantonal judgment was filed by A. The Federal Supreme Court had first ordered an advance of costs of CHF 500 and then granted an extension, but the advance was still not paid in time. The Court therefore declared the appeal inadmissible and imposed judicial costs of CHF 500 on the appellant.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 62 al. 3 LTF, art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF; non-payment of the requested advance of costs within the fixed or extended time limit entails inadmissibility of the appeal. Where the advance is not paid despite a warning and additional deadline, the court may decide summarily and charge the judicial costs to the unsuccessful appellant pursuant to art. 66 al. 1 et 3 LTF.

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4A_164/2014

Arrêt du 12 mai 2014

Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
Mme la Juge fédérale Klett, Présidente.
Greffier: M. Huguenin.

Participants à la procédure
A.________,
recourant,

contre

B.________,
intimé.

Objet
contrat de bail,

recours contre l'arrêt du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud, Cour d'appel civile, du 6 mars 2014.

La Présidente:

Vu le recours interjeté le 13 mars 2014 par A.________ contre l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel civile du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud du 6 mars 2014dans la cause précitée.
Vu l'ordonnance du 20 mars 2014 invitant le recourant à verser jusqu'au 4 avril 2014 une avance de frais de 500 fr. et l'ordonnance du 10 avril 2014 fixant en application de l'art. 62 al. 3 LTF un délai supplémentaire jusqu'au 28 avril 2014.
Que l'avance de frais requise n'a pas été effectuée dans les délais impartis.
Que le recours est dès lors irrecevable faute d'avance de frais (art. 62 al. 3 LTF).
Que les frais judiciaires sont à mettre à la charge du recourant (art. 66 al. 1 et 3 LTF).

par ces motifs, vu l'art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF, la Présidente prononce:

1.

Le recours est irrecevable.

2.

Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 500 fr., sont mis à la charge du recourant.

3.

Le présent arrêt est communiqué aux parties et au Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud, Cour d'appel civile.

Lausanne, le 12 mai 2014

Au nom de la Ire Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse

La Présidente: Klett

Le Greffier: Huguenin

Keywords

advance of costsinadmissibilitycivil appealjudicial costsdeadline

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Key legal question

Whether the appeal was admissible despite failure to pay the required advance of costs within the extended deadline.

Extracted holding

The appeal was inadmissible because the advance of costs was not paid within the time limits fixed by the court.

Extracted reasoning

After an initial order and a further extension under Art. 62(3) LTF, the required advance still had not been paid; inadmissibility followed under Art. 62(3) and summary dismissal under Art. 108(1)(a) LTF.

Key legal question

Allocation of judicial costs.

Extracted holding

Judicial costs of CHF 500 were charged to the appellant.

Extracted reasoning

As the appellant caused the inadmissibility, costs were imposed on him under Art. 66(1) and (3) LTF.

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