Rice v. Raymond

In this appeal, Jason Todd Ricé challenges a “Default Final Judgment of Forfeiture” entered by the trial court after Rice, who was then incarcerated, failed to appear for a docket call. The record before us demonstrates that, following the filing of the sheriffs petition for forfeiture, Rice filed a pro se response to the trial court’s probable cause order. An order was entered setting the docket call date for May 30, 2008, and scheduling the case for trial. Approximately ten days prior to the May 30th docket call, appellant filed a “Response to [Sheriffs] Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation.” In…