Question juridique clé
Whether the public-law appeal could be examined despite no advance payment of costs within the set deadline.
Solution extraite
No. Because the requested advance payment was not made in time, the appeal could not be examined on the merits.
Motifs extraits
The appellant failed to pay the CHF 1,000 advance for anticipated costs after the rejection of legal aid; under OG Article 150(4), the court could not proceed.