Whether the debt-release action should be treated as non-appearing because the plaintiff failed to pay the required advance on time.
Yes. After the refusal of legal aid and expiry of the final extended deadline, the action had to be declared non-appearing.
Under the applicable old Vaud procedural law, a party who does not pay the requested advance within the set time loses the right to request the procedural step. The plaintiff neither paid nor sought a further extension, restitution, or amendment within the deadline.