Facts
The complainant, [Z.] , lodged an appeal with the Higher Court of the Canton of Thurgau against the judgment of the District Court [A.] . After being granted a deadline to pay an advance on costs of CHF 80,000.--, she filed a request for free legal aid. The President of the Higher Court rejected the request and renewed the advance on costs order. The complainant requests the Federal Court to overturn the higher court's presidential decision and grant her free legal aid for the proceedings before the Federal Court.
The complainant claims that the cantonal tax administration did not prosecute the arrest in a timely manner and that the debt collection on pledge realization is null and void. She also alleges that the tax administration never possessed a pledge and that the debt collection on pledge realization is excluded in the debtor's bankruptcy.
Considerations
The Federal Court has examined the legal basis for granting free legal aid, the content of the claim requirement "hopelessness" and the significance of the Federal Court's cognition in the proceedings of the constitutional complaint. It found that the complainant did not substantiate her arguments regarding her need and that the question of her need can ultimately be left open.
The Federal Court also examined the prospects of success of the appeal and found that the complainant did not substantiate her objections. It also examined the reasoning of the President of the Higher Court for denying…