Whether the debt-discharge action had to be declared not entered upon because the advance of costs was not paid in time.
Yes. Since the plaintiff did not pay the advance of costs within the final extended deadline and sought no further relief, the action had to be declared not entered upon and removed from the docket.
Under the applicable former Vaud procedural law, a party must advance procedural costs; absent legal aid, failure to pay within the set period entails loss of the right to request the step. The plaintiff obtained no legal aid and still did not pay by 2012-04-16.