Question juridique clé
Whether a federal appeal filed by fax is validly lodged under the Federal Supreme Court Act.
Solution extraite
No. An appeal must be filed by the legally prescribed means; a fax submission is not a valid filing method.
Motifs extraits
Art. 48(1) BGG allows filing only by delivery to the Federal Supreme Court, by post, or through a Swiss foreign mission; electronic filing is valid only under Art. 42(4) BGG with an electronically recognized signature. A faxed submission does not satisfy these requirements.