Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the constitutional complaint was filed within the statutory time limit.
Decisione estratta
The complaint was filed out of time because the 30-day deadline began on 2010-01-03 and expired on 2010-02-01; the filing was only handed to the post on 2010-02-03.
Motivazione estratta
The respondent received the cantonal decision on 2009-12-24. Under the Federal Supreme Court Act, the deadline ran from the following day and ended 30 days later. The postal stamp showed a later dispatch date.