Key legal question
Whether the civil appeal was admissible under the Federal Supreme Court Act despite being directed against an order of a district justice of the peace.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because the challenged decision was not issued by a higher cantonal court.
Extracted reasoning
Since 1 January 2011, civil appeals require a final decision by a superior cantonal court under Art. 75 LTF. The order was rendered by a justice of the peace, i.e. an inferior authority, and did not fall within any exception.