Complaint dismissed as moot after debt was paid

15.1998.178Other CourtDec 3, 1998Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The Ticino Court of Appeal’s Enforcement and Bankruptcy Chamber, sitting as supervisory authority, dealt with a complaint of delayed justice in a seizure proceeding. After the debtor paid CHF 582.10 to the creditor on 17 November 1998, the enforcement was fully settled. The court held that the complaint had become moot and ordered it struck from the docket. It also decided that no costs would be charged and no indemnity would be awarded. The decision states that an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court’s Enforcement and Bankruptcy Chamber was available within 10 days under Art. 19 LEF.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 61 cpv. 2 lett. a and 62 cpv. 2 OTLEF; mootness of a supervisory complaint in enforcement proceedings: where the enforcement debt is fully paid during the pendency of the complaint, the challenged omission or delay loses its subject matter and the proceedings must be removed from the roll. In such a case, the supervisory authority will not examine the merits of the alleged delayed justice. If the complaint becomes moot without an adjudication on the substance, no costs and no compensation are generally allocated (consid. implied by the striking-out order).

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AIUTO RICERCA

Anteprima di stampa

Numero d'incarto: 15.1998.178

Data decisione, Autorità: 03.12.1998, CEF

Incarto n. 15.98.00178

Lugano 3 dicembre 1998 B/fc/fb

In nome della Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino

La Camera di esecuzione e fallimenti del Tribunale d'appello quale autorità di vigilanza

composta dei giudici:

Cometta, presidente, Pellegrini e Zali

segretario:

Baur Martinelli, vicecancelliera

statuendo sul ricorso 22 ottobre 1998 di


contro

l’operato dell’Ufficio di esecuzione e fallimenti di Riviera e meglio per ritardata giustizia nella procedura di pignoramento nell’esecuzione n. __________ promossa dalla ricorrente contro


viste le osservazioni 19 novembre 1998 dell’UEF di Riviera;

preso atto che con versamento dell’importo di fr. 582.10 alla creditrice, effettuato il 17 novembre 1998, l’esecuzione in oggetto è stata saldata;

ritenuto come il gravame sia così divenuto privo d’oggetto;

richiamati gli art. 61 cpv. 2 lett. a e 62 cpv. 2 OTLEF

pronuncia

  1. Il ricorso 22 ottobre 1998 di __________, è stralciato dai ruoli nel senso dei considerandi.

  2. Non si prelevano spese e non si assegnano indennità.

  3. Contro questa decisione è dato ricorso entro 10 giorni alla Camera delle esecuzioni e dei fallimenti del Tribunale federale, Losanna, per il tramite della scrivente Camera di esecuzione e fallimenti del Tribunale di appello, in conformità dell’art. 19 LEF.

  4. Intimazione: - __________

Per la Camera di esecuzione e fallimenti del Tribunale d’appello

quale autorità di vigilanza

Il presidente La segretaria

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Keywords

debt enforcementmootnessdelayed justiceseizuresupervisory complaintcostsstriking out

Extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the complaint against the enforcement office for delayed justice in the seizure proceeding was still admissible after payment of the debt.

Extracted holding

The complaint had become moot because the enforcement was settled by payment of CHF 582.10 to the creditor.

Extracted reasoning

Once the debt enforcement was fully paid on 17 November 1998, the challenged conduct no longer had a live object, so the filing had to be struck from the docket.

Key legal question

Costs and compensation in the supervisory complaint proceedings.

Extracted holding

No court costs were charged and no compensation was awarded.

Extracted reasoning

Because the matter was struck out as moot, the court ordered no fees and no indemnity.

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