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Legal Aid Application Revision Denial Upheld

Case Number JK 09 21
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The appellant sought legal aid for divorce proceedings, appealing a lower court's subsequent denial of a renewed application, arguing the court failed to address her implicit request to revise an earlier, final denial of legal aid, thereby violating her right to be heard. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, reasoning that decisions concerning legal aid under the relevant procedural law are not subject to revision, as they do not attain material finality because new applications can be filed based on changing circumstances; moreover, administrative reconsideration is not permissible in the context of legal aid applications in lieu of formal appeals.

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§§ 130 ff. und 273 ff. ZPO. Gegen Entscheide betreffend die unentgeltliche Rechtspflege ist weder eine Revision noch eine Wiedererwägung möglich. | Zivilprozessrecht

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legal aid proceedings application for revision changed circumstances administrative request for reconsideration new application right to be heard

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§§ 130 ff. ZPO

These articles concerning legal aid were cited in the decision concerning the inadmissibility of a revision/reconsideration request regarding legal aid.

§ 273 ff. ZPO

These articles concerning revision were cited in the decision regarding the inadmissibility of a revision request against a decision on legal aid.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · Justizkommission

Rechtsgebiet: · Zivilprozessrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 13.01.2010

Fallnummer: · JK 09 21

LGVE: · 2010 I Nr. 30

Leitsatz: · §§ 130 ff. und 273 ff. ZPO. Gegen Entscheide betreffend die unentgeltliche Rechtspflege ist weder eine Revision noch eine Wiedererwägung möglich.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.