Key legal question
Whether the appeal could be entered into despite the unpaid cost advance and the late instalment request.
Extracted holding
No. The instalment request was filed too late and, in any event, did not show indigence sufficiently to be treated as a request for free legal aid. Because the advance was not paid within the final deadline, the court had to decline entering into the appeal under Art. 108 BGG.
Extracted reasoning
The court noted the non-extendable grace period expired without payment. A later request could not cure the default and did not satisfy the substantiation required for fee waiver assistance.