Question juridique clé
Whether the request for reinstatement of the federal appeal deadline was admissible and timely under Art. 50 BGG.
Solution extraite
The court left open whether reinstatement could be granted, because the intended appeal was in any event inadmissible for lack of sufficient reasoning.
Motifs extraits
A party must file the missed act and state reasons within 30 days after the obstacle ceases. Here, although the applicant indicated he wished to appeal, his submissions did not satisfy the minimum reasoning requirements of Art. 42 BGG.