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Art. 20 Judicial Organisation Act (LOJ) - Jurisdiction by a Single Judge
Organization of the Cantonal Court
Art. 20 RPflG - Jurisdiction by a Single Judge · Jurisdiction by a Single Judge
1. The president of a collegiate court or a delegated judge may decide as a single judge without a hearing and without exchanging documents
a) in cases of irrelevance;
b) in cases of obvious inadmissibility;
c) in cases of clearly unfounded claims.
2. The president of a collegiate court or a delegated judge conducts the instruction of legal remedies that fall within the jurisdiction of the cantonal court.
3. The competence of a single judge of the cantonal court may be provided for by law.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (59)
A1 25 165 · vs (art. 20 al. 1 let. c LOJ)
Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Untimely Cost Advance Payment
Used by the single judge to decide the case without debate due to the clearly unfounded nature of the appeal.
A3 24 20 · vs (art. 20 al. 3 LOJ)
Construction Company Fined for Unauthorised and Non-Compliant Retaining Walls
Cited in consideration 1 as establishing the admissibility of the appeal, but not in the dispositive orders.
A1 25 42 · vs (Art. 20 RPflG i.V.m. Art. 66 Abs. 1 und Art. 1 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Cantonal Appeal Dismissed for Improper Electronic Filing
Cited as the basis allowing the single judge to rule due to the evident inadmissibility of the case.
A1 25 8 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 1 lit. a RPflG)
Hospital Authority v. State Council (Administrative Appeal Dismissed as Settled)
Cited as the basis for the single judge to decide on the matter as it had become moot due to the withdrawal of the appeal.
A1 23 177 · vs (art. 20 al. 1 let. a LOJ)
Employee Termination Appeal Withdrawn Following Settlement: Costs Awarded to Withdrawing Party
Cited in the reasoning to establish the competence of the single judge to issue the decision.
F1 24 161 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 1 lit. a RPflG)
Tax Liability Paid, Appeal Moot, Costs Assigned
Cited in the reasoning regarding the judge's authority to decide alone in case of obsolescence, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders.
C1 25 36 · vs (Art. 314 Abs. 1 i.V.m. Art. 450a Abs. 2 und Art. 450b Abs. 3 ZGB; Art. 20 Abs. 3 RPflG; Art. 114 Abs. 1 lit. c Ziff. 4 und Abs. 2 EGZGB)
Father's Appeal Against Child Protection Authority Dismissed; Jurisdiction Confirmed.
These provisions establish the right to appeal against denial or delay of action by the child protection authority, which forms the basis for reviewing the case.
C1 25 3 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 3 RPflG)
Appeal Regarding Replacement of Asset Management Guardian with Professional Fiduciary
Cited in the reasoning regarding the competence of the single judge in the appeal.
F1 25 8 · vs (art. 20 al. 1 let. b et c LOJ)
Limited Liability Company v. Tax Authority: Untimely Appeal Due to Managing Associate's Incapacitation
Cited as the basis for declaring the appeal inadmissible regarding the direct federal tax (IFD).
F1 25 3 · vs (Art. 20 al. 1 let. b LOJ)
Tax Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Late Filing
Basis for declaring the appeal regarding direct federal tax inadmissible due to untimeliness.
F3 25 2 · vs (art. 20 al. 1 let. b et c LOJ)
Tax Evasion Fine Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Untimely Filing
Cited for rejecting the request for extension of the time limit, which is linked to the inadmissibility ruling.
A1 24 227 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 1 lit. b RPflG)
Building Permit Appeal Dismissed for Failure to Pay Cost Deposit
The court cites this provision to establish its authority, as a single judge, to decide based on the evident inadmissibility due to the failure to pay the cost deposit.
C1 24 128 · vs (Art. 20 al. 1 let. a LOJ)
Father's Appeal on Delayed Visitation Ruling Declared Moot
Cited regarding the President's ability to rule as a single judge when a case becomes moot.
A1 24 156 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 1 lit. a RPflG)
Administrative Appeal Dismissed Upon Withdrawal After Settlement
Cited as the basis for the single judge to decide on the matter due to the withdrawal of the appeal.
C1 24 220 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 3 RPflG)
KESB Decision Upheld: Child Placement in Closed Facility Affirmed
Cited in the reasoning regarding the right to appeal against decisions on placement.