Hicks v. Sarping, LLC

Irwin Hicks, Jr., who is currently incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections, appeals pro se the trial court’s judgment of foreclosure on his house. 1 Hicks raises five issues, one of which has merit: whether the trial court erred in denying Hicks’s motion for transport to the foreclosure hearing. The other four issues will not be discussed because they are rendered moot.

When ruling on a motion to transport, this court has held that a trial court must weigh the risks and costs of granting the motion, including “risk of escape, the need for expedited dispositions, costs,…