Dismissal of the Appeal against the Lack of Jurisdiction Ruling of the High Court of the Canton of Bern

Facts

The appellant [A.] filed a "claim in simplified proceedings under Art. 244 CPC" with the High Court of the Canton of Bern, in which he claimed 1.5 million Swiss francs in damages from the Swiss Confederation due to alleged abuse of office by the Swiss border guards, the Federal Prosecutor [B.] , and an unlawful conviction by an incompetent Swiss court. The High Court declared itself to be without jurisdiction, as this was not a civil claim, and referred the appellant to the fact that claims for state liability against the Confederation must first be handled by the competent authority.

The appellant filed an appeal against this decision of the High Court with the FSCA. He requested that the High Court be instructed to hear his claim and demanded that the FSCA establish that service without legal assistance in France under Swiss law is null and void.

Considerations

The FSCA did not enter into the appeal, as it was obviously unfounded. The appellant did not demonstrate in what way the High Court had violated the law by denying its jurisdiction. In particular, he did not show on the basis of which legal norms the High Court would have been…