Questão jurídica principal
Whether the public law appeal was filed within the 30-day deadline under the LTF rules on service and computation of time.
Decisão extraída
The appeal was late because the appeal period began after constructive service, expired on 2009-12-07, and the filing of 2009-12-09 was untimely.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Arts. 44, 45 and 48 LTF, a notice left in a mailbox is deemed served at the latest seven days after the first unsuccessful delivery attempt; the deadline then runs from the next day and, if the last day falls on a Sunday, extends to the next working day. Applying these rules, the appeal deadline ended on 2009-12-07.