Question juridique clé
Whether a late request for an oral hearing preserved the response period under § 235 Abs. 2 ZPO.
Solution extraite
No. A request for a hearing does not satisfy the duty to respond within the statutory deadline.
Motifs extraits
Under § 235 Abs. 2 ZPO, the addressee must answer on first request. If he does not, waiver of objections and acceptance of the applicant's factual allegations is presumed. The response period cannot be preserved by requesting a hearing, and there is no entitlement to oral presentation.