Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal appeal should be struck out after the appellant withdrew it and accepted the missed deadline.
Decisione estratta
The proceedings were discontinued by striking the case from the docket.
Motivazione estratta
By the letter of 22 June 2012, the appellant waived treatment of the filing as a formal appeal and thereby withdrew it; under Art. 32(1)-(2) BGG the case had to be removed from the docket by the presiding judge.