Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the emailed filing could be treated as a valid appeal despite the absence of a signature and the failure to cure the defect within the set time limit.
Decisione estratta
No. Because the filing was unsigned and H.________ did not remedy the formal defect after being given a deadline, the appeal could not be considered and was therefore inadmissible.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 132 para. 1 CPC, a procedural defect such as the absence of a signature must be rectified within the time set by the court; failing that, the act is disregarded. The president's notice of 21 December 2012 expressly invited H.________ to submit a signed version and clarify his requests, but he gave no response within the deadline.