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{\an8}After you stopped working for him
at the theater,
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you contacted the authorities.
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Yes, ma'am. He admitted to giving one of
our 19-year-old employees alcohol.
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That's not accurate.
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Don't look at each other.
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I'm actually the nastiest one here.
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[narrator]
This is Judy Justice.
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[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[narrator] Noah Joyner and
Harland Hendrickson are suing
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{\an8}their former employer, Christopher Rix,
for unpaid wages and vandalism.
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[bailiff]
Court, come to order. All rise.
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Have a seat, please.
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Case #2094 Joyner, Hendrickson
versus Rix.
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- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
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I think I'm going to start out
with Mr. Joyner. Who is that?
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That would be you.
Because we start with you.
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He came in later to this scenario,
is that right?
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Correct.
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{\an8}So, let me try to understand, Mr. Joyner,
what it is that you're suing
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{\an8}the Defendant for, considering
what you wrote to me in your complaint.
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You were looking for a job.
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Whatever business you had went south
and you didn't have any money.
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That's not true.
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Well, let's see.
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It wasn't said that like,
but we did not lose it...
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"After losing my jewelry business."
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Yes, ma'am. That's not right.
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Well, that's what you signed
in your complaint.
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Yes, ma'am. Yes.
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So, I can only go by what you signed
in your deposition,
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that you lost your jewelry business,
that's what it says,
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and that you were looking for a job.
The Defendant has a theater.
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- Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] Among other businesses.
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[Judy] And you sought out the Defendant,
Mr. Joyner?
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Yes, ma'am. I was...
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Tell me how you sought him out.
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I was vending in a coffee shop,
I was vending my jewelry,
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It's not a lost business...
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Would you just get on to how you met him?
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Definitely. So, I was vending there and
I saw at the theater, Pride Weekend.
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So, I had called Chris Rix, said hey,
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is it okay if I come up there
and vend my jewelry?
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Just a second.
So, you called him.
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{\an8}Was his name on the poster?
How did you find him?
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{\an8}I just called the theater's number,
and he answered.
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Okay. So, you weren't calling him,
you were just calling the number.
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- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] So, you asked him,
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can I come and sell my jewelry
at your theater? When was that?
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That was Wednesday, June 16th, 2022.
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Okay. And you were having
some sort of an event?
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Yes, ma'am.
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Did Mr. Joyner come and
set up his jewelry booth?
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[Chris]
They did, in fact.
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[Judy]
Were they charged for that?
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{\an8}No-no-no. No, I did not.
I just simply offered the space.
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{\an8}They kinda told me their back-story and
that they were having financial troubles
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and I was trying to do a good deed
for the community.
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[Judy] So, you were not charged
for the space.
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Right. Yes, ma'am.
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And you went up there on what date
to sell your jewelry?
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We started Thursday night,
June 17th, 2022.
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[Judy]
When you say "we," is that you...
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All three of us, yes.
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[Judy] Okay.
Did you sell any jewelry?
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- A little bit.
- So, not much.
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Not enough for the three of you
spending a day on the 17th.
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And then, how did it come about that
you sought out a job from Mr. Rix?
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Because you did seek a job.
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On what date did you ask him
if there was any work?
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Thursday night. Thursday the 16th.
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And what were you supposed to do?
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- Supposed to bartend, open, close...
- That's not accurate.
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- [Judy] I'll get to you.
- Yes, ma'am.
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{\an8}[Judy]
And what were you supposed to do?
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{\an8}And run the concession stand. Bartend,
close, open and run the concession stand.
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During what hours?
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Four PM that day 'til twelve AM,
one AM that night.
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Could not really remember.
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[Judy]
Okay. And did you do that?
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Yes.
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And you weren't selling your jewelry
at that time.
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I was going off and on.
So, anytime he had called me
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for a different job, I would take that. Sorry.
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So, the answer is you were doing both.
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Yes, ma'am.
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So, you were doing your own business
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and doing whatever task
Mr. Rix asked you to do.
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- That was on the 16th.
- Yes, ma'am.
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And did he pay you for that work?
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Yes, he ended up paying us.
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Just a second.
How much did he give you?
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He gave us $264 for that weekend.
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[Judy]
Not "we."
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I. Gave me $264 that weekend.
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Did he work that weekend?
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Yes. We, all three, worked that weekend.
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[Judy]
Doing what?
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Everything. [chuckles]
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Well, Mr. Hendrickson is not suing
for any wages from him,
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other than for the painting
that he did later.
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I'm asking you. What did you do for him
and when and how much did you get paid?
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I did opening, closing duties for him.
I ran a bar.
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{\an8}[Judy]
For how many days?
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{\an8}Four days, Your Honor.
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{\an8}[Judy]
Four days.
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In the beginning, but I did pick up more
stuff whenever he called me
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for more opportunities. So, he would be
like, hey, we have Jam Band tonight,
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so I would say okay, I could work.
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Okay. So, you worked, say until June 20th.
You said for four days,
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and then you would work
after that period of time?
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Yes, ma'am.
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When did you stop going to the theater
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for the purposes of doing anything
for Mr. Rix?
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Month and day.
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Oof.
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One of the things you're supposed to have,
Mr. Joyner, when you come to court,
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and if you're suing for wages, is
you're supposed to have it right here.
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Right in the front of your brain.
What date you started,
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what date you stopped,
what hours you worked, what you did.
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That's what you're supposed to have.
Do you understand?
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[indistinct]
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Okay. Mr. Rix, on what date
was the last date
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you saw Mr. Joyner at your theater
doing anything?
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Saturday, June 25th.
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So, it would be a fair statement
that certain days
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you saw him between
the 16th of June and the 25th of June.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Now, you told me about the 16th,
that you started working part-time.
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'Cause you were back and forth
between your own business
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and doing something for him, for which,
actually, he gave you free space
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to sell your jewelry. Now,
you know, when you go someplace,
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you usually pay for space
to sell your jewelry. Right?
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Right.
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Well, I mean, I know that because I've had
hundreds of cases involving people
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who rent space in a theater or
under a tent or in a yard,
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so that they can sell their jewelry.
He gave it to you for nothing.
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Yes.
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And you're back and forth
doing little errands for him on the 16th.
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Like what? Sixteenth.
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While you were selling your jewelry,
tell me what you did.
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We worked the Jam Band for him
that night.
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[Judy] Not a "we."
I don't want to hear a "we."
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I worked the Jam Band that night.
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He has a jazz band
that comes in and performs.
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And what do you mean, "you worked"?
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I worked the concession.
I opened, closed, bartended for him.
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Anything that he was
calling me over to do, I was...
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That's a little too loosey-goosey for me.
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That's a little too loosey-goosey for me.
Okay, let's go.
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What did he do, if you remember,
on the 16th?
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On the 16th, 17th and 18th,
that's when they had their jewelry set up.
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{\an8}He did not work my concession stand
at all.
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{\an8}He did not work for me that time at all.
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That's not true, Your Honor.
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Don't speak. Do not speak.
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Do you see I asked you questions, he was
quiet?
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Now it's his turn to speak.
Now you have to be quiet.
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Do you understand?
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He worked Sunday, June 19th,
from nine to two,
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which was five hours, that was brunch.
He worked June the 22nd.
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Um, they were late,
they arrived at three-twelve.
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[Judy]
They, you said they arrived.
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They were both of them came that day.
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On the twenty...?
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- On June the 22nd.
- [Judy] Twenty-second.
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- Mm-hmm.
- [Judy] Was that the first time
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that both Mr. Joyner and Mr. Hendrickson
came together?
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To work for me at the...
In a theater capacity, yes.
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[Judy] Okay.
And that was June 19th?
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That... No, that was June the 22nd.
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Actually, I misspoke, I apologize.
They both worked June 19th for brunch.
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They both worked June the 22nd.
On June the 24th,
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he had a text meltdown,
and then he came to work
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and worked five to nine.
I have their hours exactly.
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Five to nine, and that's just Mr. Joyner
or both of them?
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[Chris] They both came on June the 25th,
Your Honor.
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[Judy]
And worked from when to when?
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On the 25th, which was Saturday,
he worked from 5:20 to 10:30.
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He passed on the concession opportunity
where he could've made more money.
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No-no-no, but he worked doing what?
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Oh, um, he followed, he trailed me.
I was trying to teach him managerial type,
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{\an8}uh, cash in, cash out, etcetera,
and the business situation
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{\an8}of the theater. 'Cause that's what he
proposed to me that he was educated to do.
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You mean, managing a theater?
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Yeah, just kinda help me
with open, close duties.
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Um, overseeing that tasks are done
by the other employees, etcetera.
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[Judy] Okay, so, it sounds as if
he and Mr. Hendrickson
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worked for a limited number of days.
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[Chris]
Correct.
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How many days in total?
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In the total project,
which was painting...
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No-no, not painting,
just in the theater.
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Joyner worked four days at the theater
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and Harland worked three days
at the theater.
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Uh, four, I beg your pardon.
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- [Judy] Four?
- Yes, ma'am.
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Your last day of work there
was the 25th of June?
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[Noah]
Yes, ma'am. At the theater.
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[Judy]
I'm talking about only the theater.
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I think he worked 18 hours,
just at a quick glance here.
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[Judy] Eighteen hours
during the four days?
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- Yes, ma'am.
- And Mr. Hendrickson,
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how many hours did he work?
And you don't have anything
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in front of you, Mr. Hendrickson,
so I assume you have nothing.
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{\an8}No physical evidence, is that right?
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{\an8}- Correct, Your Honor.
- [Judy] All right. How many hours?
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- Just under twelve, actually.
- [Judy] Say twelve hours.
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So, one worked 18 hours,
one worked 12 hours.
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Do you have any data to indicate
that those hours are wrong?
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- No, ma'am.
- [Judy] Okay, great.
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There was no actual documentation, like,
we didn't have a clock-in, clock-out.
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but the 18 hours is not correct though.
We have no data.
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- You have no data. He does.
- [Noah] Right.
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It's not actual fact, it's not factual.
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How do I know,
you're supposed to keep track.
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[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[narrator] Noah Joyner and
Harland Hendrickson
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{\an8}claim their former employer,
Christopher Rix,
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{\an8}owes for unpaid wages and vandalism.
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Christopher is countersuing for damage
to his apartment complex and slander.
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Okay. How much were you paid, Mr. Joyner,
because part of it is your wages
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that you're requesting
for working in the theater.
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How much, in total, did Mr. Rix pay you?
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Two hundred and sixty-four dollars.
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- [Judy] That's for the theater work?
- Yes, ma'am.
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And how much, Mr. Hendrickson,
did Mr. Rix pay you?
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Two hundred and four dollars.
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{\an8}Sarah, do math for me, would you, please?
Eighteen into two-sixty-four
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and twelve into two-oh-four.
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Now, on what date, Mr. Joyner, because
this is where it gets sort of fuzzy to me,
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so, so far, this is what I'm getting:
That the three of you
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were trying to start a business that was
marginally successful in selling jewelry.
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So far, do we agree on that?
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- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, ma'am.
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And as part of selling your jewelry,
you approached the Defendant,
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and it was really a cold call.
You called a regular number,
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not Mr. Rix personally,
and told him your story.
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And he said, well, if you want to
come down, I'll give you free space
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to sell your jewelry. And that was
within his theater area.
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Yes, ma'am.
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So, you would say that was
very nice of him.
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Yes, ma'am.
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And you worked for him and he showed you
the place, he showed you the books,
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he showed you...
You started to do other things.
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Now, at some point, this is where I go
a little fuzzy with you, Mr. Joyner.
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And maybe you can help me understand you.
So, you have someone
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who's been nothing but nice to you,
so far.
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On what date did you file a complaint
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with Alcohol and Beverage Control?
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That was July 5th, 2022.
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{\an8}So, let me figure this out. So, you worked
for him at the theater until June 25th.
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{\an8}On July 5th, is that what you told me?
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Well, after the 25th of June... So, we had
kind of like a weird period where I was...
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We were trying to figure out if we still
wanted to finish the apartments for him.
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No, no apartments.
We haven't gotten to the apartments yet.
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I'm gonna get to the apartments.
'Cause he asked you to paint apartments
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you went over there and
that's another part of your lawsuit.
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- Just a second. Sarah Rose?
- [Sarah] Yeah.
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How much did Mr. Joyner make per hour?
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Fourteen sixty.
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Minimum wage.
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And Mr. Hendrickson would be $17 an hour.
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- And he made $17 an hour.
- Correct.
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For 12 hours at two hundred...
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Those hours are not correct, Your Honor.
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There was no documentation.
We did not have a clock-in, clock-out.
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But the 18 hours is not correct, though.
We have no data.
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- We have no data.
- You have no data.
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- [Noah] Right.
- He does.
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But there's no...
It's not actual fact. It's not factual.
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I don't know whether it's factual. How do
I know? You're supposed to keep track.
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Yes, ma'am.
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But we're not the business owners.
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Just a second. You... [chuckles]
You want the money.
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Right now, he's paid you more than
the minimum wage for being around.
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I mean, the theater ran for how many years
before they worked for you for six days?
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{\an8}It's been about a year and a half.
I bought it during COVID.
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[Judy] And this was your first time
working in a theater?
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Yes, ma'am.
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Yeah. So, you had no fund of information.
He wasn't paying you for expertise.
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He was paying you for those few days
and you were following him around,
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opening, closing a stand,
whatever you were doing,
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and you were paid more than
the minimum wage.
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Which is, I assume, more than you made
selling your jewelry
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for the three days you were there.
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- Yes, ma'am. Right.
- [Judy] Right.
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I'm still gonna wait for this answer,
because at some point after,
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after you stopped working for him
at the theater,
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and after you had mulled over
some information
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that you thought you had acquired
while you were working for him,
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I want you to do a step-by-step,
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why you contacted the authorities,
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because he does have an alcohol license,
right?
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I assume, if you have an alcohol,
if you contact...
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Don't look at each other.
Just look at me.
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I'm actually the nastiest one here.
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Agree. [laughs]
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Well...
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[scattered chuckles]
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So, Alcohol Beverage Control...
So, what information, sir,
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did you give Alcohol Beverage Control
that caused the investigation?
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Your Honor, he was not the one that called
them, I was.
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We both called. So,
what happened during the time
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that we were working those four days,
he would serve other people alcohol.
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He would get on our asses
about ID-ing people,
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how to sign the papers for ABC, everything.
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I made sure to take a picture
of the number.
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I didn't take a picture of
the whole document.
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What are you talking about?
What document?
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The ABC paper. Whenever
we had to sign the paper
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saying that if we didn't ID someone and
the ABC came in and found out about it,
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we would be fined and we would be
held responsible, not Chris.
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We had to sign those papers.
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Okay, so? You signed the paper...
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After we signed that, we noticed Chris was
still giving out free alcohol to people,
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{\an8}pouring it, wasn't even checking
people's IDs.
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{\an8}So, I called the ABC and I said,
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{\an8}I think there's suspicion
that he's giving minors alcohol.
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'Cause there were people there
that were 19 years old
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that were coming up to us saying, "Oh,
yeah, we're 19 but we're cool with Chris."
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And stuff like that. And ways, like they
had a way with Chris, or whatever.
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{\an8}Friends with Chris. We just started
working there, we don't know the regulars.
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{\an8}We don't know what the life is like.
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I'm just trying to think of why
you would do that.
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For somebody who was...
Forget whether I believe you or not.
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Forget the loosey-goosey
of what you just told me.
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Maybe he said...
I'm, I'm cool with Chris...
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We have a recording that he admitted to
giving our 19-year-old employees alcohol.
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- 'Cause he said...
- [Judy] And? And?
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Just tell me. And? I want to know
why you called them on July 5th.
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You were no longer there.
Did that have to do with the painting?
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Was that before or after
you started painting?
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That was after we started painting.
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Of course it was
after you started painting. Now,
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so, let's go to the second part
of your lawsuit.
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The second part of your lawsuit involves
the work that you both did for him.
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You have an apartment complex,
Mr. Rix.
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- Correct.
- And that apartment complex
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contains how many apartments?
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Twenty. I bought it as a rehab.
It was completely vacant and...
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{\an8}[Judy] At the time that you asked them
if they wanted to paint it,
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{\an8}- it was vacant? All twenty units?
- Correct.
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Tell me, how did you approach Mr. Rix,
or he you,
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about this house painting job.
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We were trying to get away
from all the stuff that we were seeing
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and hearing at the theater,
so we asked if he had other jobs for us.
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He said he had apartments
that needed to be painted last week.
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And if we could get in there
and finish them, great.
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[Judy] Okay. Now, I'm gonna
come back to what you just told me.
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You just told me that you saw things
at the theater
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that he served somebody that you know,
who was 19, alcohol.
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And that was very distressing to you.
So distressing
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that you said to him,
do you have any other work for us.
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It wasn't just that instance, no, ma'am.
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How many hours did you work
on each of those days, Mr. Hendrickson?
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I do not remember the hours
for the days,
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but I calculated all the hours together
and it was 52.
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Well then, you know how many hours
you worked.
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Technically, yes.
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What do you mean, "technically, yes"?
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[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[narrator] Noah Joyner
and Harland Hendrickson
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{\an8}claim their former employer,
Christopher Rix,
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{\an8}owes for unpaid wages and vandalism.
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Christopher is countersuing for damage
to his apartment complex and slander.
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00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:14,100
Okay. Did he take you over
to paint the complex in handcuffs?
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00:17:14,166 --> 00:17:18,734
Did he take you over there in a van?
Did you ask him for additional work?
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He's the only person, really,
in Hot Springs, Arkansas
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that we felt like we could relate to
and feel comfortable working for.
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[Judy] Hey, hey, hey.
I asked you a very simple question.
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Give me a very simple answer.
Did you ask him for more work?
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Yes.
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And did he say I have an apartment complex
that needs painting?
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Yes.
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[Judy]
And did you agree on a price?
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Yes, ma'am.
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And what was the name of the last person
that you did painting for?
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House painting.
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I did it for my parents when we
built our house, but that's about...
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I also painted a room once, in
my dining room when I was 24 years old.
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I actually thought
I did a pretty good job.
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I would not hire myself out
as a house-painter,
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but because I painted my
parents' living room when I was 12.
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{\an8}So, the answer is, you had no...
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{\an8}He was asking us to paint
because he couldn't find someone else
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{\an8}to paint for him
'cause he wasn't paying people.
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I didn't ask Noah to paint.
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That's correct, Your Honor.
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- [laughing] Sir... Sir...
- I was not asked to paint, no.
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Mr. Joyner, you know what your problem is?
Your problem is you were dissatisfied
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with what you saw at his theater,
and then you went...
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So I shouldn't've reported it
to the ABC?
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Now I'm speaking. You were dissatisfied
with what you saw at his theater.
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While you were there, working
at the theater, you did nothing about it.
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Zero. Even if it was true,
you did nothing about it.
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We didn't want to lose our jobs
at the time, Your Honor.
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You didn't have jobs at the time.
You stopped working for him
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on the 25th of June.
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You didn't call Alcohol until July 5th,
you said.
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So, you were no longer working for him
in the theater.
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So, it didn't start to bother you, really,
June 22nd, June 23rd,
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June 24th, June 25th, the 26th, the 27th,
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- the 28th, 29th, 30th...
- That's incorrect, Your Honor.
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All the way up until July 5th. That's...
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The ABC report was not just filed by me
and it wasn't just on July 5th.
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There was also another instance
where it was filed earlier,
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but that was with them and
there's no evidence about that.
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- You filed July 5th.
- Yes, ma'am.
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Now you're gonna tell me what happened
with the painting,
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because you finished the painting
kerfuffle, happened in July. That right?
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Correct.
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It was after the painting kerfuffle
that you called Alcohol Beverage.
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00:19:37,166 --> 00:19:40,200
Yes, ma'am. Well, it was during,
it was during.
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00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:42,500
- [Judy] What?
- It was during, kind of, almost...
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[blubbers] You're getting the feeling that...
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It wasn't just me that filed a report
with ABC.
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00:19:47,934 --> 00:19:51,567
Well, just a second. You mean, one of
these other people who was also jobless.
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- Yes.
- Harland filed.
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I don't care. Nobody was filed...
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So, we shouldn't've reported it?
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00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,633
[Judy] No, I'm trying to get to
your motive, sir.
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00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:02,133
- If it was so abhorrent...
- [Noah] My motive...
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00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:06,433
- Don't... Don't try to speak over me.
- I am just owed what... I worked for.
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00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:09,400
Don't try to speak over me.
That doesn't work.
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00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:11,533
So far, you're not owed a thing
for the theater.
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Now we're getting to the painting.
I'm just trying to see
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what motivates somebody,
and I'm not excusing the fact
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that if Mr. Rix serves alcohol to minors,
that that's not a good thing to do.
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He can get into real difficulty.
They conducted an investigation
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- as a result of the calls?
- Absolutely.
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00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:34,734
All I have to ask you is this:
Do you still have your liquor license?
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Absolutely.
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00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,300
- [Judy] Okay. Was it ever revoked?
- No.
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{\an8}I have multiple in the state of Arkansas.
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00:20:40,633 --> 00:20:43,333
{\an8}So, you're not owed any money
for the theater,
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Now we're going to get to the paint.
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When did you start painting
in the complex? Date?
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June 27th, 2022.
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Six-twenty-seven.
Did you paint there 6/28?
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00:20:55,867 --> 00:20:58,066
- Yes.
- Did you paint there alone
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- or with Mr. Hendrickson?
- Mr. Hendrickson.
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00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:02,433
- [Judy] Is that correct, sir?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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Did you paint on June 29th?
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00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,266
- Yes, Your Honor.
- Yes, Your Honor.
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00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:08,667
[Judy] Did you paint
after June 29th?
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00:21:08,734 --> 00:21:11,533
- No, Your Honor.
- So you painted there for three days.
447
00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,066
- Is that correct?
- Actually five days that I was there.
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00:21:14,133 --> 00:21:16,333
- I started on the 23rd.
- I was there for three.
449
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,000
And did you work the 23rd?
450
00:21:18,066 --> 00:21:21,633
I worked the 23rd through the 29th.
Seven days.
451
00:21:21,700 --> 00:21:24,834
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23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th.
452
00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:27,166
- Yes, ma'am. Yes.
- [Judy] So you worked weekends.
453
00:21:27,233 --> 00:21:28,900
Did you work weekends?
454
00:21:28,967 --> 00:21:32,500
I worked the 23rd through the 29th.
Seven days.
455
00:21:32,567 --> 00:21:34,400
[Judy]
Well, seven days... Just a second.
456
00:21:34,467 --> 00:21:39,066
Pay attention to me. Seven days includes
a weekend, Saturday and Sunday.
457
00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:42,767
- Did you work Saturday and Sunday?
- Yes. Yes, I did, Your Honor.
458
00:21:42,834 --> 00:21:43,700
Not Sunday.
459
00:21:43,767 --> 00:21:47,934
I'm gonna go back to you.
Did you work Saturday and Sunday?
460
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,266
I worked the morning of Sunday and
I left three hours after getting there.
461
00:21:52,333 --> 00:21:55,967
Okay. So, forget Sunday. Now,
how many hours did you work
462
00:21:56,033 --> 00:21:58,033
on each of those days, Mr. Hendrickson?
463
00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:00,700
I do not remember the hours for the days,
464
00:22:00,767 --> 00:22:03,500
but I calculated all the hours together
and it was 52.
465
00:22:03,567 --> 00:22:05,934
Let me understand what you
just said to me.
466
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,533
You don't know how many hours in each day,
467
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:14,300
but you calculated them together
and came up to 52 hours.
468
00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:18,433
Would you repeat what he said to me
because it's mind-boggling to me.
469
00:22:18,500 --> 00:22:21,367
He said, "I do not remember the hours
for the days,
470
00:22:21,433 --> 00:22:24,567
but I calculated all the hours together
and it was 52."
471
00:22:24,633 --> 00:22:28,767
Now, how do you calculate all the...
Bup-bup-bup!
472
00:22:28,834 --> 00:22:30,800
I just needed to be able to speak.
473
00:22:30,867 --> 00:22:34,700
You didn't let me ask my question, sir.
How do you calculate up to 52
474
00:22:34,767 --> 00:22:38,000
when you don't remember how many hours
you worked each day?
475
00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:41,200
Looking at the text messages and
seeing when I got there and when I left.
476
00:22:41,266 --> 00:22:43,867
Because I texted him when
I opened the doors and when I locked up.
477
00:22:43,934 --> 00:22:46,400
[Judy] Well then, you know
how many hours you worked.
478
00:22:46,467 --> 00:22:48,133
- Technically.
- What?
479
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:49,066
Technically, yes.
480
00:22:49,133 --> 00:22:50,700
What do you mean, "technically, yes"?
481
00:22:50,767 --> 00:22:53,800
'Cause they're not completely correct.
I didn't text him right when I got there
482
00:22:53,867 --> 00:22:56,233
and I didn't text him
right when I was leaving.
483
00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:59,533
I texted him when I got home
or after I had started.
484
00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,467
Okay. Let's go back.
485
00:23:03,066 --> 00:23:04,500
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To be continued...
486
00:23:06,700 --> 00:23:10,233
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487
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