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You moved into your aunt's house.

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The bill was due. She hadn't paid.

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All my stuff was gone.

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She's given away my things.

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Never.

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She was wearing my clothes
and posting them on Facebook.

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You don't actually look like
you're the same size.

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Exactly.

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[narrator] This is Judy Justice.

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[theme music playing]

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[narrator] Kya Robinson is suing
her aunt, Michelle Thomas,

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for stolen property, lost wages,
and emotional distress.

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[Kevin] Court come to order. All rise.

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Have a seat, please.

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Judge, case 4078, Robinson v. Thomas.

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-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

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-Ms. Robinson, the defendant is your aunt.
-Yes, Your Honor.

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[Judy] And I understand reading through
the lines in your complaint

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that your aunt is one of the few relatives

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that when you're growing up years and your
young adulthood, who's been nice to you.

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She was like a second mother
to me, Your Honor.

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-[Judy] Right.
-Mm-hmm.

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-And how old are you?
-Twenty-two, Your Honor.

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[Judy]
Like a second mother.

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You went to college, that didn't work out.

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-Yes, Your Honor.
-Right.

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She helped you with that
when you left college.

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You moved in with her?

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I enlisted in the military,
and she wanted me to live with her.

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-[Judy] Just a second.
-Yes, Your Honor.

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Before you enlisted in the military,
you went to college. Which college?

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Georgia Gwinnett College.

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[Judy]
How long did you go?

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For two years.

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[Judy]
Did you flunk out, or did you leave?

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-I left, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Why?

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-To join the military so they can fund me.
-[Judy] Okay.

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You went right from the dorm
to the military?

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-Yes, Your Hon--
-[Judy] No.

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You went from the dorm to her house.

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Oh, yes, Your Honor.

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[Judy] Right. So what month
and year did you leave school?

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December 2022.

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And you moved
right into your aunt's house.

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-Yes ma'am.
-[Judy] How long did you live with her?

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I stayed until April of 2023,
so four months.

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[Judy]
Were you working?

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-Yes, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Paying rent?

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No, Your Honor.

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-[Judy] So you were there as a guest.
-Yes, ma'am.

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Now, you went into the military
in April of 2023.

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-Mm-hmm.
-[Judy] And it is your claim

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that you left some property at her house,
and that's the property that you want.

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And it's worth, according to you, $10,000.

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The property, a lot of other stuff.

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Theft, emotional distress.

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So why don't you tell me--
Now you're in the army,

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your aunt's taking care of you.

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There's an overtone here about your aunt
was living with your uncle,

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her husband at the time.

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This is your mother's sister.

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-You're no longer married.
-No.

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There's some intimation that there was
some involvement by you

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-that resulted in your aunt's divorce.
-Mm-hmm.

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But she and her husband
did, in fact, divorce,

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and sold the house
that you had been a guest in.

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-Is that correct?
-Yes, Your Honor.

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They no longer have the house,

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and you were out of the house
in what month and year?

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Um, it was--

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We sold the house August of 2024.

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[Judy] And you were notified that
the house was being sold,

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and you were notified
in what month, Ms. Robinson?

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I'll help you, June.

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Yes, Your Honor, in June.

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[Judy] And between June, when you were
notified that the house was being sold,

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and the time in August when you said
you wanted to come for your things,

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do you have any communication with your
aunt telling her what items was there?

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I'd like to see what you have.

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And then we're going to list what items
you think she took or stole...

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So, Your Honor, what I have is...

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Listen to me carefully,
I asked you for a text, an e-mail,

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between June when you were told
that the house was being sold,

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and I assume that you were told
the house was being sold,

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and any stuff that was there
you should come and get.

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Per my uncle, Yes, Your Honor.

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[Judy] Per your uncle. Well, do you have
any communication from him?

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Yes, Your Honor, I have text messages with
me being in communication with my aunt.

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-Okay. Shh! Just a second.
-And then I have my uncle's, too.

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-[Kya] And her completely ignoring me.
-Shh!

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I have an August 18th
that you notified her.

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-[Kya] Mm-hmm.
-That--

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"Good afternoon, Auntie, I'm in town and I
want to get all my belongings today.

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I apologize if I caused you any pain.

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I wish you the best and I hope
we can get this resolved."

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What kind of pain
did you cause your Auntie?

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I haven't caused her any pain, Your Honor.

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I was just saying that
to make amends with her,

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just in case she was upset with me.

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[Judy]
And why would she be upset with you?

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She just feels like
I didn't send her any money,

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and that's where our relationship
kind of deteriorated.

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[Judy]
This is in August.

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What I'm asking you
is between June and August.

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So is what you're telling me that you had
no communication with her when--

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And you show me a bunch
of perfume bottles.

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You had no communication with her
in the month of June or the month of July,

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-or anything until August 18th?
-Yes, Your Honor.

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-Okay.
-[Kya] I also have, um,

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evidence with my uncle,
because that's the main person

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I was in communication with.

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Your uncle says to you, "Your luggage
and bags are still under the crawl space.

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When I get off from work,
I'll go through it. I'll FaceTime you.

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Love to talk to you later."

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This tells me that you had a communication
with your uncle.

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What does that have to do with her?

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Because my items are missing, Your Honor.

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What does that have to do with her?

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I'm asking communications with her.

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Well, I ended up going on Facebook.
She had blocked me,

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but I started seeing her
posting pictures in my clothes,

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um, when I had left for boot camp.

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Um, and then my uncle
has also sent me pictures

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of all my perfumes on her dresser
that she was using, as well.

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[Judy] You found out that they were
moving in June,

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so the answer is you have
no communication with your aunt,

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telling her anything.

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The only communication you have
is with your uncle

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who says that you have two suitcases
in the crawl space.

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-That's all it says.
-I'd like-- I'd like to clarify.

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So, when I had left for boot camp,

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um, and then I went to training school,
I was not allowed to bring

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all of my belongings.

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So it had been communicated between her,
my uncle, and my cousin

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that I would come back for my stuff--

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No, I don't want you to tell me anything
that you communicated with your uncle,

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who's not here,

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or your cousin, okay?

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She opened up my suitcases
and was going through my things.

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Okay, and this is the only one
that you have of her

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wearing what you allege is your clothes.

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-Correct? Okay.
-Yes, Your Honor.

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Where'd you get this?

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[theme music playing]

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[narrator] Kya Robinson claims her aunt,
Michelle Thomas,

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is wrongfully keeping her belongings
after she went away

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for military training.

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Now, what direct communication
did you have with your aunt?

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I see you had a lot of communication
with your uncle,

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but I don't see communication
with your aunt.

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Uh, well we weren't speaking terms
at that point in time, but--

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Fine. So you weren't on speaking terms,
and was that over something

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that had to do with your uncle?

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No, Your Honor.

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[Judy] What was it about?

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Because she was nice to you up to a point.

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So this had actually started happening
when I was in training school.

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Um, when I was in boot camp,
I was awarded a bonus of $10,000.

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So, you got $10,000 just for joining up?

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-Yes, Your Honor.
-And that was in what month?

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-[Kya] I received the payment in...
-April.

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No, I got it after I was in boot camp,

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-So, June.
-[Judy] Maybe in June?

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-Yes, Your Honor.
-So you were already out of the house.

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Yes, Your Honor.

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So, in June 2023, you received $10,000,
what did you do with it?

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I spent about $4,000 on personal items,

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and then I had also given her money
she had asked for me to send her, $400.

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-For what?
-She was trauma-dumping on me

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about her marriage, and she asked me
to help her pay some of the bills.

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And which I sent her
that same day that she asked.

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Okay, so you sent her $400
of the $10,000.

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That was in June after
you were already out of the house.

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-Yes, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Okay.

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You spent $4,000.

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When you spent the $4,000,
what did you spend it on?

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You certainly weren't living
at her house at the time.

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-Mm-hmm.
-[Judy] So it wasn't being delivered

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-to her house.
-Some things were, Your Honor.

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[Judy]
Like what? 'Cause right now,

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all I know is you have two suitcases
and a bunch of perfume bottles.

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What did you buy after June
when you got this money

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that you had sent to your aunt's house?

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Clothes and purses.

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Okay, and do you acknowledge that after
she went into the military,

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she sent clothes and purses
that she bought to your house?

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-Never.
-[Judy] Okay.

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So now I would like to see receipts
that you have of clothes and purses

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that you had delivered
to your aunt's house.

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So I don't have proof
that it was sent to that address,

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but I do have proof of purchase.

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[Judy] She says you never
sent anything to the house after June.

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-I did, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Well.

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When did you start having difficulty
with your aunt

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over a problem she says
that involved her former husband?

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In what month?

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There was no problems that I had
with my uncle.

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Um, the problem that happened
for us to stop communicating

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is when I stopped sending her money.

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You only sent her $400,
is what you told me so far.

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But she kept asking for money afterward.

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-Okay, but you only sent her $400.
-Yes, ma'am.

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[Judy] And the reason you say that you got
into a kerfuffle with your aunt

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is because you didn't send her
any more money.

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What I'm trying to find out is,
when did this communication stop

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between you and your aunt
who was previously good to you?

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So this was July, um--
I'll just give it to you.

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July 8th. She asked me
to help pay the phone bill.

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Is she asking you to help pay
part of the phone bill,

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because you used the service?

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I paid my half of the phone bill,

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but she wanted me to pay for her
not paying her own phone bill.

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[Judy] How much was your part of the bill?

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-Seventy dollars.
-[Judy] Is that right?

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It was like $75.

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[Judy] Okay, so it was $70,
and the whole bill was $429.

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-[Michelle] Yes.
-So why should she pay

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everybody else's bill?

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She shouldn't. I never asked her
to pay everyone else's bill.

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The bill was due. She hadn't paid
the month prior,

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and I don't know which one I have,
I do have evidence

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where I was telling her that the phones
would be disconnected

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if she did not pay
her portion of the bill.

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"How much is it?
I really thought you meant for my line.

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I really can't pay $400.

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I don't have half of the bill money,
I would ask..."

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No, you were asking her
because you were pressed for money.

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-Yes.
-[Judy] You were pressed for money,

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and this wasn't just
for her piece of the bill.

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Okay, well, that was on July 8th.

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So now, I want you to tell me
what property

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you believe your aunt has
that belongs to you.

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Everything I've ever owned.

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[Judy] No, sorry.

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The suitcases you were dealing with
with your uncle.

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And it looks to me from the communication
with your uncle

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that your uncle said what you have here

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are two suitcases
that are in the crawl space.

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And the perfume bottles.
That's not an answer.

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"Everything that I own."
Forget the two suitcases.

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What specific item or items
can you identify

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that you believe she has
that belong to you.

243
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-Tell me.
-My clothes.

244
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That's-- Sorry,
I can't help you with that.

245
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But she was the one that was wearing
my clothes and posting them on Facebook.

246
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She opened up my suitcases
and was going through my things.

247
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-Okay, can I see the photograph?
-Yes, Your Honor.

248
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[Judy] Anything else other than this
Lululemon sweatsuit?

249
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-Yes, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Well, just tell me.

250
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Do you have any other photographs of her
wearing what you say are your things?

251
00:12:19,066 --> 00:12:20,934
-Yes, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Well, show me.

252
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What I have here is just a comp
of those items that, um,

253
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that were in that picture, as well, and
I have pictures of me also having that--

254
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To-- That just goes to show
that she had my stuff.

255
00:12:33,033 --> 00:12:36,467
No, this shows
that she's wearing this black outfit.

256
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-And she went through my stuff.
-[Judy] Okay?

257
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And this is the only one that you have

258
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of her wearing what you allege
is your clothes.

259
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-Correct. Okay.
-Yes, Your Honor.

260
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-Where'd you get this?
-That is mine.

261
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I bought it from Lululemon.
I have a jacket with it and everything.

262
00:12:51,867 --> 00:12:54,367
Kya, when she came to live with me,

263
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I gave her a lot of clothes,
I bought her clothes.

264
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Paid her phone bill for two years

265
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without asking her for a dime back.

266
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Are you telling me
that you purchased this?

267
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Yes, that is my outfit. I have the jacket
with it and everything.

268
00:13:09,066 --> 00:13:10,867
You don't actually look like
you're the same size.

269
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Exactly.

270
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We are not the same size,
but those are leggings.

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She can stretch in those leggings.

272
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And those are mine.

273
00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,600
And I have proof of purchase
of that, as well.

274
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She did not buy those leggings.

275
00:13:23,166 --> 00:13:27,467
Ms. Robinson, I don't know
what's tickled you,

276
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but just curious, did your aunt
take you shopping?

277
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No, Your Honor.

278
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Did she put you on her phone plan?

279
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My uncle did, that's his phone plan.

280
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-That I was responsible for paying.
-[Judy] Just a second.

281
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At that time, they were a couple.

282
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So they put you on their phone plan.

283
00:13:43,467 --> 00:13:44,333
Yes, Your Honor.

284
00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,767
Is that because you did
or didn't have a phone?

285
00:13:46,834 --> 00:13:48,400
I did not have a phone at the time.

286
00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:53,867
Okay, it just sounds to me
like they were nice to you.

287
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-Absolutely.
-[Judy] Okay.

288
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Well then, I don't understand this lawsuit
quite frankly over a Lululemon outfit.

289
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I don't understand that.

290
00:14:03,834 --> 00:14:06,000
This is from July.

291
00:14:06,066 --> 00:14:08,967
So first of all, this is after you left
your aunt's house.

292
00:14:09,033 --> 00:14:14,133
Do you have any proof that you purchased
thousands of dollars' worth of perfume?

293
00:14:14,834 --> 00:14:16,233
The answer is either yes or no.

294
00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:21,033
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295
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[narrator] Kya Robinson has accused
her aunt, Michelle Thomas,

296
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of stealing her property after Kya
left for military training.

297
00:14:35,233 --> 00:14:38,667
Okay, I don't understand why if your uncle
said he had your two suitcases

298
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and you were clearly in touch with him,

299
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why didn't you make arrangements
with your uncle to get your two suitcases?

300
00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:47,867
He wasn't in the house all the time,
because they were having marital issues.

301
00:14:47,934 --> 00:14:49,367
He was in the house long enough to know

302
00:14:49,433 --> 00:14:52,066
that your two suitcases
were in the crawl space.

303
00:14:52,133 --> 00:14:53,934
You had a conversation with him about it.

304
00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,800
Yes, Your Honor,
and then he also informed me that...

305
00:14:56,867 --> 00:14:58,867
You can't tell me
what he informed you, Madam.

306
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That's hearsay.

307
00:14:59,967 --> 00:15:02,467
No, my suitcases
were stuffed with pillows.

308
00:15:02,533 --> 00:15:05,633
He opened it, so all my stuff was gone.

309
00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:10,000
And then she posted something,
um, I have on her Facebook,

310
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saying that she's given away my things.

311
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Oh, I'd like to see that.

312
00:15:13,667 --> 00:15:15,834
-This is...
-[Judy] Mm-hmm.

313
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...her saying that she's
given away things.

314
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[Judy]
This doesn't say anything about you.

315
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It says that she was
giving away clothing...

316
00:15:30,967 --> 00:15:34,133
She says that she was giving away...
Come on.

317
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"I am seeking individuals or organizations
in need of high-quality household goods,

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clothing, and shoes.
All items are in excellent condition

319
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with some still bearing tags.

320
00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,200
Following my recent move
and downsizing efforts,

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I've identified a surplus of unused items,

322
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many of which have remained
for over five years.

323
00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,367
If you are affiliated with a--"

324
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And you didn't live with your aunt
for five years.

325
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"If you are affiliated with a church
or know of individuals in need,

326
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please contact me,
I'm offering these items free of charge,

327
00:16:05,934 --> 00:16:10,467
and kindly request that interested parties
reach out by private messenger."

328
00:16:10,533 --> 00:16:11,767
There's nothing about your stuff.

329
00:16:11,834 --> 00:16:13,800
[Kya] It said, "clothing items."

330
00:16:13,867 --> 00:16:16,633
When I had graduated training school,

331
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I took a two-week point of leave
where I was traveling.

332
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I went to go visit family back at home.

333
00:16:22,133 --> 00:16:26,100
Within that time period with that money
that was granted to me from the bonus,

334
00:16:26,166 --> 00:16:30,400
I bought, like I said, purses, um,
clothes that I didn't even wear,

335
00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:34,567
because I was traveling,
and I wasn't at home all the time.

336
00:16:34,633 --> 00:16:37,333
They made it very clear to me that
that was my home, too,

337
00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,300
and that I could leave my things there.

338
00:16:39,367 --> 00:16:43,133
I know that I don't have
a lot of evidence showing that,

339
00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,934
okay, these were all the items that I had,

340
00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,333
but that picture of her
wearing my leggings,

341
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and then all my perfumes that I have proof
that I had purchased myself,

342
00:16:54,667 --> 00:16:56,165
and me holding them, as well--

343
00:16:56,233 --> 00:16:58,667
I don't care-- I don't care about
the perfume tray, Madam.

344
00:16:58,734 --> 00:17:01,667
I understand,
but that was worth thousands of dollars.

345
00:17:01,734 --> 00:17:03,734
Well, I'm going to tell you, Ms. Robinson,

346
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,934
I'm not buying that, because when you
went there, you really didn't have money.

347
00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:13,333
You got $10,000, but that was after
you left your aunt's house.

348
00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,767
So is what you're telling me that you
bought thousands of dollars of perfume,

349
00:17:16,834 --> 00:17:19,767
and had it sent to the house
after you were in the military?

350
00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:20,934
-No, Your Honor.
-[Judy] No.

351
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,032
So you have me believe that you purchased

352
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thousands of dollars' worth of perfume.

353
00:17:27,300 --> 00:17:30,166
Because you said perfume
is thousands of dollars' worth of perfume.

354
00:17:30,233 --> 00:17:33,433
Over time, yes.
When I got my college refunds,

355
00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:37,633
I bought perfume. I have proof of that
right here in my bank statements.

356
00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:40,533
Um, I don't have every single last

357
00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:41,867
-receipt for it.
-[Judy] Yeah, okay.

358
00:17:41,934 --> 00:17:43,967
Ms. Robinson, I suggest you get over it.

359
00:17:44,033 --> 00:17:47,300
Did you keep any of the $10,000,
or did you spend it all?

360
00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:49,633
-I spent it all.
-[Judy] Spent it all.

361
00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:52,667
Am I able to show you
the proof of purchase here?

362
00:17:52,734 --> 00:17:54,400
Of course. Give it to me.

363
00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,467
Debit card, you bought an Apple something,

364
00:18:08,533 --> 00:18:11,700
you bought something
from Marc Jacobs in July.

365
00:18:11,767 --> 00:18:13,467
I don't know what you're showing me.

366
00:18:13,533 --> 00:18:16,967
This is from July of 2023.

367
00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:20,200
So first of all, this is after
you left your aunt's house.

368
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:23,200
What I asked you was,
do you have any proof

369
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that you purchased
thousands of dollars' worth of perfume?

370
00:18:26,867 --> 00:18:28,533
The answer is either yes or no.

371
00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:29,800
-No, Your Honor.
-[Judy] No. Okay.

372
00:18:29,867 --> 00:18:32,133
I think you have to move on, Ms. Robinson.

373
00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,100
Whatever it was that caused the friction
between you and your aunt

374
00:18:36,166 --> 00:18:39,333
who seems to me nothing
but supportive of you

375
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,834
for your lifetime
until something happened.

376
00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:43,834
Not exactly sure what it was.

377
00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:48,300
But when you allege that somebody has
property that belongs to you,

378
00:18:48,367 --> 00:18:49,500
you have to have proof.

379
00:18:49,567 --> 00:18:51,767
You don't have any proof.
The only proof you have

380
00:18:51,834 --> 00:18:53,834
is a communication with your uncle

381
00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:58,233
that he says you have two suitcases
in the house, in the crawl space.

382
00:18:58,300 --> 00:18:59,734
The house is no longer there.

383
00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,166
And there's nothing in the communication
that you showed me

384
00:19:02,233 --> 00:19:04,767
that you say to your uncle,
"Would you take those out,

385
00:19:04,834 --> 00:19:08,934
and I'll come by and pick them up
tomorrow or the next day?"

386
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,400
I don't have that, and if I had it,

387
00:19:11,467 --> 00:19:14,633
then I would still say to you,
"You have the wrong defendant."

388
00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:17,734
Can you elaborate when you say
I have the wrong defendant,

389
00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:21,100
because my uncle wasn't accountable
for my items?

390
00:19:21,166 --> 00:19:23,767
They lived together, when you left
they were a married couple.

391
00:19:23,834 --> 00:19:28,633
Your communication about your property
was with your uncle, not your aunt.

392
00:19:28,700 --> 00:19:33,633
And he acknowledged to you that he knew
that there were two suitcases

393
00:19:33,700 --> 00:19:35,100
of yours in the crawl space.

394
00:19:35,166 --> 00:19:38,100
That's the only proof that you have
with regard to your property.

395
00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:40,800
-Because she blocked me, Your Honor.
-[Judy] Okay, goodbye, we're finished.

396
00:19:40,867 --> 00:19:42,066
This case is dismissed.

397
00:19:42,133 --> 00:19:43,333
Still in the military?

398
00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,934
-Yes, Your Honor.
-Thanks for your service.

399
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:45,934
You gotta grow up.

400
00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,467
[Kevin] This court is adjourned.

401
00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:57,667
I'm happy with the decision,
but also I'm sad, because that's my niece.

402
00:19:57,734 --> 00:20:00,333
I know that I didn't have
solidified evidence

403
00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,967
of every single thing that I had there,

404
00:20:03,033 --> 00:20:06,600
but my aunt knows good and darn well
that she had my stuff.

405
00:20:06,667 --> 00:20:11,400
I never had a falling out with her.
I don't understand why she did this.

406
00:20:11,467 --> 00:20:13,066
I believe she did this in retaliation,

407
00:20:13,133 --> 00:20:15,033
because I wouldn't send her
any more money.

408
00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:16,200
She blocked me.

409
00:20:16,266 --> 00:20:18,367
Kya was like my kid.

410
00:20:18,867 --> 00:20:20,266
And I did everything for her.

411
00:20:20,333 --> 00:20:25,367
Due to the judgment, I hope
that I never hear from her again.

412
00:20:26,834 --> 00:20:29,700
You know when we're here,
and we stay together when we're working,

413
00:20:29,767 --> 00:20:32,100
I live nice and rent-free with you,

414
00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:36,066
but I've smelled you coming out of my room
smelling just like me a couple times.

415
00:20:36,133 --> 00:20:39,700
I've never sued you over using my perfumes
or potions or lotions.

416
00:20:39,767 --> 00:20:42,500
So I think it's a fair, even trade.

417
00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:44,834
Her aunt and uncle seemed
to really care about her,

418
00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:48,700
but clearly, something was not right there
between the aunt and uncle.

419
00:20:48,767 --> 00:20:51,400
But still seemed to care about her.
Had her on their phone plan,

420
00:20:51,467 --> 00:20:54,033
-Got her a phone.
-I think the papers

421
00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:57,734
also indicated that she lived with them
when she was little

422
00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,233
-for about four years.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

423
00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,500
-For a while.
-All of...

424
00:21:00,567 --> 00:21:03,700
So it seemed to be a good relationship,
so I can't imagine--

425
00:21:03,767 --> 00:21:08,100
Again, that would feel like me coming
to sue you for stealing a perfume or two.

426
00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:10,266
I would be very--
That would not be a good--

427
00:21:10,333 --> 00:21:13,233
-That would not be your best move.
-I would advise against it.

428
00:21:13,300 --> 00:21:16,533
Yeah, I mean you just have to look at it
as a whole picture.

429
00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,600
-Probably she ran through her money.
-True.

430
00:21:18,667 --> 00:21:22,333
[sighs] Pretty girl,
and I'm glad she's in the military.

431
00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:23,700
That was an interesting--

432
00:21:23,767 --> 00:21:28,367
I didn't know that you got a signing bonus
of $10,000 to join the military.

433
00:21:28,433 --> 00:21:30,934
That's interesting.
Used to be a privilege.

434
00:21:32,633 --> 00:21:34,433
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a family dispute?

435
00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:36,667
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436
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