Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal was admissible against the cantonal non-entry decision
Decisão extraída
Yes. The cantonal court finally refused to examine the claim as pleaded, so the decision qualified as a final decision; the appeal was timely and formally proper.
Fundamentação extraída
A final decision exists when the lower court either decides the merits or definitively refuses to examine the claim. A refusal based on an inadequate pleading form prevents the same claim from being brought again in that form.