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Judicial appointment deadline is substantive; extension request must be made before the 30-day period expires.

Case Number 9730410
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the appeal regarding the deadline for a judicially appointed patron to file a lawsuit. The patron argued for an extension of the 30-day period following their official notification, but the court held that this deadline is substantive rather than procedural. Consequently, the extension request was inadmissible because it was not filed before the statutory period concluded.

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APOIO JUDICIÁRIO PRAZO DE PROPOSITURA DA ACÇÃO PRORROGAÇÃO DO PRAZO

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judicial appointment deadline substantive procedural time limit extension of filing period patron of record duty statutory time bar

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DL 387-B/87 de 1987/12/29 Art. 34

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 01/30/1997

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00021376

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199705089730410

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 56/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J MESÃO FRIO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/C63DF965DA3C75B98025686B0066F46D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O patrono nomeado oficiosamente para propôr acção judicial, deve fazê-lo nos 30 dias seguintes à notificação da nomeação.

II - Só pode pedir a prorrogação desse prazo antes de ele terminar, bem como a justificação da omissão da propositura.

III - O prazo previsto para a propositura da acção tem natureza substantiva e não processual.