1 00:00:01,900 --> 00:00:03,567 You left the house and 2 00:00:03,633 --> 00:00:06,033 hit the side of their car, causing damage. 3 00:00:06,266 --> 00:00:08,333 So when I came home, she's yellin' in my face. 4 00:00:09,033 --> 00:00:11,367 He came runnin' out and started punchin' on me 5 00:00:11,467 --> 00:00:13,166 from behind and stomped my face out. 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,734 I'm tryna hurry up and grab my keys, so I can leave. 7 00:00:15,867 --> 00:00:18,000 - That's a lie. - Don't speak. 8 00:00:18,066 --> 00:00:19,400 She's sitting here lying to you. 9 00:00:19,467 --> 00:00:21,333 Don't speak! 10 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,133 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 11 00:00:25,133 --> 00:00:28,133 h[theme music playing] 12 00:00:42,300 --> 00:00:45,700 [announcer] Loreal Fosten and Dayshon Johnson 13 00:00:45,767 --> 00:00:48,433 are suing their former friend and roommate, 14 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:49,900 Jazzmine Stegall, 15 00:00:49,967 --> 00:00:52,734 for unpaid rent, a broken memorial, 16 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,633 and vehicle damages. 17 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:56,233 [Kevin] Court come to order. 18 00:00:56,867 --> 00:00:58,266 Be seated, please. 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:00,533 Hello, Judge. 20 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,800 Case number 1138, Fosten, Johnson versus Stegall. 21 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:05,266 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 22 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:07,600 - Your last name is? - Fosten. 23 00:01:07,667 --> 00:01:10,667 [Judge Judy] Ms. Fosten, this young man is your boyfriend. 24 00:01:10,734 --> 00:01:13,066 He is the father of a young child that you have? 25 00:01:13,133 --> 00:01:14,000 Yes. 26 00:01:14,066 --> 00:01:15,533 [Judge Judy] The defendant was a friend of yours. 27 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,934 The two of you decided to room together and to get an apartment together? 28 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,800 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] In what month and year? 29 00:01:20,867 --> 00:01:22,300 Um, August of 2020. 30 00:01:22,367 --> 00:01:24,133 [Judge Judy] Anybody have a copy of that lease? 31 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,867 - I do. - [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it. 32 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,333 The case is a relatively simple one. 33 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,367 I will outline it. 34 00:01:29,433 --> 00:01:32,866 Things didn't work out between-- 35 00:01:32,934 --> 00:01:35,366 at least, the two of you, probably-- 36 00:01:35,433 --> 00:01:36,934 the three of you. Thank you. 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,567 You allege that the defendant breached the lease by moving out. 38 00:01:40,633 --> 00:01:42,800 You say the day that she did in fact, 39 00:01:42,866 --> 00:01:44,667 move her things out for the second time, 40 00:01:44,734 --> 00:01:47,800 she purposely damaged your car by sideswiping it, 41 00:01:47,866 --> 00:01:50,133 and during that same period of time, 42 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,333 she broke a vase, some sort of a vase 43 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,133 that had sentimental value because it belonged to your boyfriend? 44 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:56,066 Yes, ma'am. 45 00:01:56,133 --> 00:01:57,500 [Judge Judy] Those are the three things that we're here for. 46 00:01:57,567 --> 00:02:00,533 And the sentimental value of the vase is really not something 47 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,066 that I'm getting involved in. 48 00:02:02,133 --> 00:02:04,033 Does he have any other interest in this case? 49 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:05,533 - Um... - [Judge Judy] Did he own the car? 50 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,166 Oh, he is co-owner of the car. 51 00:02:07,233 --> 00:02:08,366 He is co-owner of the car? 52 00:02:08,433 --> 00:02:09,967 Well, then, he can stand there. 53 00:02:10,032 --> 00:02:13,967 - And I do have a video... - [Judge Judy] Shh. 54 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,100 Okey-dokey. Well, this was important. 55 00:02:17,166 --> 00:02:18,667 This is important for me to read. 56 00:02:18,734 --> 00:02:21,966 So, you signed this lease, Loreal Feston." 57 00:02:22,033 --> 00:02:23,533 Raise your hand? 58 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,433 - Fosten. - [Judge Judy] Jazzmine Stegall. 59 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:28,066 - Who is that? - Right here. 60 00:02:28,133 --> 00:02:32,000 [Judge Judy] Those are the two people that are allowed to be in the apartment. 61 00:02:32,066 --> 00:02:34,367 - Right. - [Judge Judy] That's what it says, 62 00:02:34,433 --> 00:02:37,700 lists of name of the residents who will live in the apartment. 63 00:02:37,767 --> 00:02:38,767 Where did he come from? 64 00:02:38,834 --> 00:02:41,200 Um, we were staying together. 65 00:02:41,266 --> 00:02:43,166 He was going through something legally, 66 00:02:43,233 --> 00:02:45,533 and at first, we weren't gonna move together, um... 67 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,000 Yadi, yadi, yada, yada, yada, 68 00:02:47,066 --> 00:02:52,000 this, this lease was signed July 20th, 2020. 69 00:02:52,066 --> 00:02:53,633 So, you moved in on? 70 00:02:53,700 --> 00:02:54,934 The 9th of August, I believe. 71 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,533 [Judge Judy] Okay. Did you have a discussion with the plaintiff, 72 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,066 your friend, about the boyfriend moving in? 73 00:03:01,133 --> 00:03:04,166 Um, she did say that he was gonna come live with. 74 00:03:04,233 --> 00:03:06,066 - I didn't know that... - [Judge Judy] No, no, no. 75 00:03:06,133 --> 00:03:07,333 Don't tell me what you didn't know. 76 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:08,700 I asked you about a discussion. 77 00:03:08,767 --> 00:03:12,467 When you moved in, the landlord didn't know he was gonna be there? 78 00:03:12,533 --> 00:03:14,667 - Right. - [Judge Judy] But did you know 79 00:03:14,734 --> 00:03:15,934 that he was gonna be there? 80 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,433 I knew he was there all along, but I didn't know he was coming with, no. 81 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:19,934 I thought it was just gonna be me, and her, and her daughter. 82 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,767 - [Judge Judy] Oh, that's my question. - [Jazzmine] Yes. 83 00:03:21,834 --> 00:03:26,367 So, let's just try to not have any attitude here but mine. 84 00:03:26,433 --> 00:03:27,734 - Okay. - [Judge Judy] All right? 85 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,066 - Yeah, that's fine. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 86 00:03:29,133 --> 00:03:32,700 When the two of you decided to rent this apartment together, 87 00:03:32,767 --> 00:03:34,834 - did she have a child? - Yes. 88 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,166 [Judge Judy] How old was that child? 89 00:03:36,233 --> 00:03:39,500 She was, um 90 00:03:39,567 --> 00:03:40,734 so, she was about eight months. 91 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,533 [Judge Judy] And you knew who her father was? 92 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,233 I knew of him but I didn't know him. 93 00:03:44,300 --> 00:03:45,600 But you knew who he was? 94 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:48,800 [Jazzmine] I met him, like, physically-- I'm--like, I had first seen him, 95 00:03:48,867 --> 00:03:50,033 like, when he came to the apartment. 96 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:51,600 [Judge Judy] But you had never seen him before? 97 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:52,533 - [Jazzmine] No. - That's a lie. 98 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,667 - [Judge Judy] So... - Sorry. 99 00:03:54,734 --> 00:03:56,367 Never seen that man before. 100 00:03:56,433 --> 00:03:59,700 [Judge Judy] If she saw you before, sir, you were forgettable. 101 00:03:59,767 --> 00:04:01,800 Uh, in her--with her knowledge. 102 00:04:01,867 --> 00:04:05,066 Uh, that didn't require an answer. It was my punch line. 103 00:04:05,133 --> 00:04:06,867 [laughter] 104 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,467 [Judge Judy] Bottom line is when you moved in, 105 00:04:10,533 --> 00:04:13,667 it was your understanding that she was not with him? 106 00:04:13,734 --> 00:04:15,567 - Right. - [Judge Judy] When did he show up? 107 00:04:15,633 --> 00:04:17,433 [Jazzmine] The day that we were all movin' in. 108 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:19,233 [Judge Judy] Is that when you first saw him? 109 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:20,300 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Now, 110 00:04:20,367 --> 00:04:23,700 so that I understand it and believe it, 111 00:04:23,767 --> 00:04:28,100 tell me why his name wasn't listed here 112 00:04:28,166 --> 00:04:31,033 as a person who was going to be in the apartment? 113 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:32,967 - Um... - [Judge Judy] Not an um. 114 00:04:33,033 --> 00:04:35,734 Look at me and explain that to me. 115 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,667 I didn't want him on the lease at that time. 116 00:04:37,734 --> 00:04:39,734 It doesn't say he has to be on the lease. 117 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,567 It says he was a person who was gonna live in the apartment. 118 00:04:42,633 --> 00:04:45,800 Right. Um, I did tell the management company or by... 119 00:04:45,867 --> 00:04:47,266 [Judge Judy] Don't tell me what you told them. 120 00:04:47,332 --> 00:04:48,500 That's hearsay. 121 00:04:48,567 --> 00:04:51,767 Is there a reason why his name wasn't listed 122 00:04:51,834 --> 00:04:54,533 as a person who was going to be moving... 123 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,033 - No. - [Judge Judy] Listen, Ms. Fosten. 124 00:04:56,100 --> 00:04:58,200 If I were moving in to a two bedroom apartment, 125 00:04:58,266 --> 00:05:00,266 which is what you were moving into, 126 00:05:00,333 --> 00:05:02,934 and I had either never met 127 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,600 or met once briefly another person 128 00:05:05,667 --> 00:05:07,467 who was gonna be living there, 129 00:05:07,533 --> 00:05:10,967 and that person showed up on the day that I was moving in, 130 00:05:11,033 --> 00:05:13,166 it would be irritating. 131 00:05:13,233 --> 00:05:14,900 - Right. And I... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 132 00:05:14,967 --> 00:05:16,767 It would be irritating. 133 00:05:16,834 --> 00:05:21,233 So, I want you to tell me so that this face believes it. 134 00:05:21,300 --> 00:05:23,633 When you--uncross. 135 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:24,700 Sorry. 136 00:05:24,767 --> 00:05:27,934 [Judge Judy] When you told you're friend who was moving in with you, 137 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,332 and not only moving in with you, but you had a kid that cries, 138 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,233 that gets up during the night, 139 00:05:33,300 --> 00:05:36,133 so she was moving-- and you were splitting expenses. 140 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:37,433 - Fifty-fifty? - [Loreal] No. 141 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:39,066 It was split evenly between the three of us. 142 00:05:39,133 --> 00:05:43,633 [Judge Judy] When you first moved in, when did you and she discuss that? 143 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:46,233 Um, prior to us moving in, she did know that we were all... 144 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:48,066 No, don't tell me what she knew. 145 00:05:48,133 --> 00:05:51,233 When did you tell her 'cause you started to tell me before, 146 00:05:51,300 --> 00:05:54,967 and you're gonna read back to me all the way at the very beginning. 147 00:05:55,033 --> 00:05:57,033 She started to give me some sort of story. 148 00:05:57,100 --> 00:06:00,533 "He was going through some sort of trouble, 149 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:01,800 difficulty where he was. 150 00:06:01,867 --> 00:06:02,834 It was going to be a whole--" 151 00:06:02,900 --> 00:06:04,300 She said, "We were staying together. 152 00:06:04,367 --> 00:06:06,066 He was going through something legally, 153 00:06:06,133 --> 00:06:07,900 and at first, we weren't going to move together." 154 00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:09,333 [Judge Judy] Do you remember you said that? 155 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,367 - [Loreal] Right. - Thank you, Whitney. 156 00:06:10,433 --> 00:06:12,433 [Loreal] Um, I was originally going to sign the lease alone. 157 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:15,734 I invited her to join my lease after she had gotten kicked out 158 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,300 of where she was staying already. 159 00:06:17,367 --> 00:06:19,233 She was homeless, winter was coming, 160 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:21,467 so me being a friend to her, I invited her to... 161 00:06:21,533 --> 00:06:22,600 Can I interrupt, please? 162 00:06:26,467 --> 00:06:28,300 [Judge Judy] I asked you a simple question. 163 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:30,433 - And I... - [Judge Judy] When did you discuss 164 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:33,433 with her that--your first name is Dayshon? 165 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:34,332 Yes, ma'am. 166 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,200 [Judge Judy] That Dayshon was part of the package? 167 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:38,332 - He was all along... - [Judge Judy] No, no, no. 168 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,233 - All along. - [Judge Judy] I want you to tell me when. 169 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:42,834 [Loreal] A date? Like, a specific date? 170 00:06:42,900 --> 00:06:44,266 It was before we moved in, so... 171 00:06:44,332 --> 00:06:46,433 [Judge Judy] So, let's hear the discussion. 172 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:49,700 We talked about moving in together, signing a lease together. 173 00:06:49,767 --> 00:06:54,933 And you said, Dayshon is moving in with me, but he's not on the lease. 174 00:06:55,367 --> 00:06:56,200 [Loreal] Yes. 175 00:06:56,266 --> 00:06:57,600 [Judge Judy] What was he going through? 176 00:06:57,667 --> 00:06:59,000 Um, he... 177 00:06:59,066 --> 00:07:01,266 What was he-- remember, what she just read? 178 00:07:01,333 --> 00:07:03,367 - [Loreal] Yeah. - [Judge Judy] What was he going through 179 00:07:03,433 --> 00:07:06,333 that maybe you we're not gonna move in together? 180 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,567 Um, he had a charge pending... 181 00:07:08,633 --> 00:07:09,900 What charge pending? 182 00:07:09,967 --> 00:07:11,433 [Loreal] Um, I'm not sure exactly... 183 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:13,266 - [Judge Judy] Yes, you are. - I'm not. 184 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:16,100 [Dayshon] I had a, uh, a felony theft 185 00:07:16,166 --> 00:07:17,734 that I was working on getting dismissed right now. 186 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,567 [Judge Judy] So, he has a pending felony charge, 187 00:07:20,633 --> 00:07:23,433 which is either a grand larceny or a robbery, 188 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:25,233 because that's a theft. 189 00:07:25,300 --> 00:07:29,133 You know, theft of services, like when you jump a turnstile isn't a felony. 190 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,367 Not even, uh, something that they stop people for anymore. 191 00:07:33,433 --> 00:07:35,133 Okay. And that's still pending. 192 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,400 So, I'm not gonna ask you anything about it. 193 00:07:37,467 --> 00:07:39,033 Is that the only thing you have pending? 194 00:07:39,100 --> 00:07:41,433 - No, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okey-dokey. 195 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:43,633 Excellent judgment on your part. 196 00:07:43,700 --> 00:07:44,767 That was--I was explaining what I had... 197 00:07:44,834 --> 00:07:46,533 [Judge Judy] Excellent judgment on your part. 198 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:47,767 Let's move on. 199 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:48,767 How old are you? 200 00:07:48,834 --> 00:07:50,533 - I'm 22. - [Judge Judy] Twenty-two? 201 00:07:51,233 --> 00:07:52,133 Super-duper. 202 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,066 - That has nothing to do... - [Judge Judy] I'm not--I'm, I'm not... 203 00:07:54,133 --> 00:07:55,567 - [Loreal] ...with... - That didn't require an answer. 204 00:07:55,633 --> 00:07:56,900 It was a statement. 205 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:05,700 It is their claim that you purposely hit the side of their car causing damage. 206 00:08:05,767 --> 00:08:06,967 I'm going to see the video, 207 00:08:07,033 --> 00:08:09,667 and then you're gonna explain to me your version of what happened. 208 00:08:09,734 --> 00:08:11,033 - Okay, Your Honor. - [Judge Judy] Great. 209 00:08:23,767 --> 00:08:27,233 [announcer] Loreal Fosten and Dayshon Johnson 210 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:31,100 claimed their former friend and roommate, Jazzmine Stegall 211 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:34,600 owes for a broken memorial and vehicle damages. 212 00:08:34,667 --> 00:08:38,767 Jazzmine is countersuing claiming Dayshon assaulted her. 213 00:08:38,834 --> 00:08:39,866 [Judge Judy] Now--okay. 214 00:08:39,933 --> 00:08:41,767 This is what your claim is about 'cause now 215 00:08:41,834 --> 00:08:45,533 I'm gonna make really, really short shrift of this. 216 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,133 Things didn't work out. 217 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:51,066 Chop. Things didn't work out between the two of you. 218 00:08:51,133 --> 00:08:54,967 And it is your claim that when there was a fight 219 00:08:55,033 --> 00:08:57,600 between the two of you, she moved out. 220 00:08:57,667 --> 00:09:01,333 She says that not only was there 221 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,934 constant fighting between the two of you, 222 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:08,867 but I think somewhere in here, let me see in this answer. 223 00:09:09,834 --> 00:09:12,266 That they were constantly fighting, 224 00:09:12,333 --> 00:09:16,900 but she had had it when they started selling drugs out of the apartment. 225 00:09:17,967 --> 00:09:19,533 That's what she says. 226 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,000 - Yes, Your Honor. - That's not true. 227 00:09:21,066 --> 00:09:22,133 [Judge Judy] Don't speak. 228 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,000 I want you to tell me what you saw 229 00:09:25,066 --> 00:09:27,500 that suggested to you 230 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:29,867 that they were selling drugs out of the apartment. 231 00:09:29,934 --> 00:09:33,767 [Jazzmine] Your Honor, you know, I work all day as a personal trainer, 232 00:09:33,834 --> 00:09:36,633 um, so when I came home, I seen gamblin' in the kitchen, 233 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:38,633 him and his friends, there was a whole bunch of people. 234 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:40,533 I felt super uncomfortable. 235 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,734 And it's just like when I come home, 236 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,667 I have to go straight to my room and shut my door 237 00:09:44,734 --> 00:09:45,667 because there's people out there... 238 00:09:45,734 --> 00:09:46,667 [Judge Judy] No, uh, but what I wanna know is... 239 00:09:46,734 --> 00:09:47,734 ...and weed all on the table. 240 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,533 Full bags pounds of full of weed and smoke everywhere. 241 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,800 [Judge Judy] So, you're talking about bags of marijuana on the table? 242 00:09:53,867 --> 00:09:54,700 Yes. 243 00:09:54,767 --> 00:09:56,900 [Judge Judy] And he and his friends sitting in the kitchen 244 00:09:56,967 --> 00:09:58,533 playing cards and smoking? 245 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,567 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Okay. Fine. 246 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,266 - It's enough to move out. - It is. 247 00:10:02,333 --> 00:10:04,767 [Judge Judy] I'm just telling you, it's enough to move out. 248 00:10:04,834 --> 00:10:06,633 - And the domestically broken windows... - [Judge Judy] Just a sec... 249 00:10:06,700 --> 00:10:08,633 - ...and glasses. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 250 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:10,300 I'm here because she hit my vehicle with hers. 251 00:10:10,367 --> 00:10:11,600 - [Judge Judy] Just a second. - She's... 252 00:10:11,667 --> 00:10:15,233 [Judge Judy] Just a second. You're here because you say that she broke... 253 00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:16,567 And she [indistinct] the lease as well. 254 00:10:16,633 --> 00:10:18,967 [Judge Judy] ...that she broke the lease. 255 00:10:19,033 --> 00:10:20,400 - And she hit my vehicle... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 256 00:10:20,467 --> 00:10:23,633 I know all the components of your case. 257 00:10:23,700 --> 00:10:26,066 Now, I have not asked you. 258 00:10:26,133 --> 00:10:30,166 I'm going to ask him 'cause I don't know where you were. 259 00:10:30,233 --> 00:10:34,500 Now, were you and your friends playing cards in the kitchen? 260 00:10:34,567 --> 00:10:36,100 - Listen... - [Judge Judy] That's either a yes or no. 261 00:10:36,165 --> 00:10:37,900 - I don't even play cards, ma'am. - No. 262 00:10:37,967 --> 00:10:39,367 [Judge Judy] Were you and your friends... 263 00:10:39,433 --> 00:10:40,633 No, no, no, ma'am. 264 00:10:40,700 --> 00:10:44,033 You didn't even wait for my question, so I'm not gonna ask the question. 265 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:45,700 - (chuckles) Do you understand? - Yes, ma'am. 266 00:10:45,767 --> 00:10:46,834 [Judge Judy] She had a right to move out. 267 00:10:46,900 --> 00:10:49,000 [Loreal] That wasn't when she moved out and it wasn't the reason she moved out 268 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:50,433 [Judge Judy] I don't--listen. That's a reason... 269 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:51,333 [Loreal] It never happened. 270 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,467 - That's a reason to move out. - But it didn't happen. 271 00:10:53,533 --> 00:10:54,533 [Judge Judy] What didn't happen? 272 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:55,867 You mean smoking weed in your house? 273 00:10:55,934 --> 00:10:58,300 In--us selling weed at my house, that did not happen. 274 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:00,500 - No, ma'am. - [Dayshon] Nor gambling, 275 00:11:00,567 --> 00:11:03,200 - playing cards, none of that. - [laughs] 276 00:11:03,967 --> 00:11:06,533 You mean, everything was fine in the house, 277 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,300 is that what you're telling me? 278 00:11:08,367 --> 00:11:09,867 You'd never fought with Dayshon. 279 00:11:09,934 --> 00:11:11,567 [Loreal] We fight like couples do 280 00:11:11,633 --> 00:11:12,533 - but I never... - [Judge Judy] No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 281 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:13,800 I, I--no. 282 00:11:13,867 --> 00:11:16,133 There's a difference between physical fighting and screaming... 283 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,633 - [Loreal] We did not physically fight. - [Judge Judy] ...breaking... 284 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:19,800 Yes, because that's not the first time he put his hands on me. 285 00:11:19,867 --> 00:11:21,667 Actually, this is, like, the third time. 286 00:11:21,734 --> 00:11:23,300 So, when they fought and I tried to break it up 287 00:11:23,367 --> 00:11:26,734 because my niece that I was claiming, uh, that's her daughter, 288 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,834 she was right there, and she was just screaming for life. 289 00:11:28,900 --> 00:11:31,467 So, I'll just pick her up, and then I went in there to break it up to try to, 290 00:11:31,533 --> 00:11:34,533 you know, isolate the situation, and have them, like, 291 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,400 go take their breaks from each other or whatever. 292 00:11:36,467 --> 00:11:37,700 And I even tried to talk to them. 293 00:11:37,767 --> 00:11:39,200 I tried to talk to her plenty of times. 294 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,600 Like I sat there, like, you know, "Are we good? 295 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,367 Are we okay?" Like, "What's going on?" 296 00:11:43,433 --> 00:11:46,133 I talked to him telling him like, "You know, your daughter is in this house. 297 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:47,800 She needs to be around supervision 298 00:11:47,867 --> 00:11:50,033 that is something that's gonna benefit her. 299 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:51,934 She's gonna grow up and be something. 300 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,100 You know, not around all of this destruction 301 00:11:54,165 --> 00:11:56,800 that's gonna literally destroy her childhood... 302 00:11:56,867 --> 00:12:00,667 [Judge Judy] I got it. I just--I just said that I believe you 303 00:12:00,734 --> 00:12:04,967 and the portion of her complaint that is charging you 304 00:12:05,033 --> 00:12:08,834 for breaking the lease and moving out, I'm dismissing. 305 00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:10,700 - Thank you, Your Honor. - [Judge Judy] That's it. 306 00:12:10,767 --> 00:12:15,300 Now, the next thing-- she has breach of leases, out, 307 00:12:15,367 --> 00:12:19,233 damaged memorial, there was a fight in the house. 308 00:12:19,300 --> 00:12:22,367 Dayshon, I want you to think about this carefully. 309 00:12:22,433 --> 00:12:24,400 She came in with the property manager. 310 00:12:24,467 --> 00:12:26,266 - Do you remember that? - Yes, ma'am. 311 00:12:26,333 --> 00:12:29,033 [Judge Judy] Now, she had been in the day before, 312 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:33,367 because the day before is when she started to move all of her stuff out, correct? 313 00:12:33,433 --> 00:12:35,266 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Good. 314 00:12:35,333 --> 00:12:37,066 So far, we're on the same page. 315 00:12:37,133 --> 00:12:40,033 And then, there were some things she left behind, 316 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:44,367 so she came back with the property manager and you were in the apartment? 317 00:12:44,433 --> 00:12:46,333 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] And you had other people 318 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,667 in the apartment that were either your friends or relatives? 319 00:12:49,734 --> 00:12:51,233 It was my sister and her boyfriend. 320 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:52,367 [Judge Judy] Did you answer the door 321 00:12:52,433 --> 00:12:55,600 or did she just walk in with the apartment manager? 322 00:12:55,667 --> 00:12:56,967 - Um... - I answered the door. 323 00:12:57,033 --> 00:12:58,600 - It was her... - [Judge Judy] So, you were at home also? 324 00:12:58,667 --> 00:13:00,934 - Yes, ma'am. - That means the baby was home? 325 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,200 - Yes. - Yes. 326 00:13:02,266 --> 00:13:05,967 [Judge Judy] At some point, when she was there to collect her things, 327 00:13:06,033 --> 00:13:09,600 Dayshon, the property manager left. 328 00:13:09,667 --> 00:13:11,667 - Yes, ma'am, because she's... - Uncomfortable. 329 00:13:11,734 --> 00:13:13,100 [Judge Judy] Just, uh 330 00:13:16,066 --> 00:13:18,567 the property manager left. 331 00:13:18,633 --> 00:13:19,567 Yes, ma'am. 332 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:22,633 When the property manager left, Dayshon, 333 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:25,467 had there been some arguing between 334 00:13:25,533 --> 00:13:28,834 the defendant, you, your girlfriend, 335 00:13:28,900 --> 00:13:30,867 and maybe your sister and her boyfriend? 336 00:13:30,934 --> 00:13:32,533 Had there been any argument? That's either... 337 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,033 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 338 00:13:34,100 --> 00:13:37,767 And the arguing was about what, Dayshon? 339 00:13:37,834 --> 00:13:39,400 [Dayshon] About her belongings, 340 00:13:39,467 --> 00:13:43,367 she was trying to bumrush her way inside the--uh, our home. 341 00:13:43,433 --> 00:13:45,533 Putting her hands all in Loreal's face... 342 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:46,700 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 343 00:13:46,767 --> 00:13:49,133 Now, she came in with the property manager. 344 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,033 [Dayshon] Yes, ma'am. 345 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:53,700 She came to retrieve the rest of her belongings with the property manager... 346 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:56,867 Which was by the door in one box of, uh, hair products. 347 00:13:56,934 --> 00:13:57,867 Barely anything. 348 00:13:57,934 --> 00:14:00,500 - Who put them in the box? - Loreal. 349 00:14:00,567 --> 00:14:02,900 [Judge Judy] Okay. So she decided what was hers 350 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:04,900 and put it in a box near the door. 351 00:14:04,967 --> 00:14:07,133 Just don't. I'm not asking you anything. 352 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,033 - I'm not saying anything. - [Judge Judy] Good. 353 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:12,400 So, your girlfriend decided what was hers in the apartment, 354 00:14:12,467 --> 00:14:14,166 - put it near the door? - Yes, ma'am. 355 00:14:14,233 --> 00:14:16,333 [Judge Judy] And she was there with the property manager 356 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,433 and she wanted to walk around the apartment 357 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:20,066 to see if there was anything else there? 358 00:14:20,133 --> 00:14:21,867 - But how... - [Judge Judy] Ju... 359 00:14:21,934 --> 00:14:23,467 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] All right. 360 00:14:23,533 --> 00:14:25,967 And then, there was arguing, "That's all your stuff. 361 00:14:26,033 --> 00:14:27,166 That's all there is?" 362 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:32,266 Yes, ma'am. But I'm saying, the reason why Loreal felt uncomfortable with her 363 00:14:32,333 --> 00:14:36,700 coming inside the apartment because my-- uh, also, my niece was there as well. 364 00:14:36,767 --> 00:14:41,400 And, um, she felt uncomfortable because of how she was going about the situation. 365 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,367 Nobody knew if she was gonna break anything else. 366 00:14:43,433 --> 00:14:45,500 Just a second. Listen to me carefully. 367 00:14:45,567 --> 00:14:47,533 - [Dayshon] Yes, ma'am. - The property manager was there. 368 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,400 - She even walked away because... - [Judge Judy] Shh. 369 00:14:49,467 --> 00:14:52,200 - The property manager was there... - Yeah. 370 00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:53,800 [Judge Judy] ...because there was yelling going on. 371 00:14:53,867 --> 00:14:55,200 One person isn't yelling. 372 00:14:55,266 --> 00:14:57,600 One person that's yelling is-- that's a psychotic person, 373 00:14:57,667 --> 00:14:59,567 - walks around the street yelling. - [Dayshon] Yes, ma'am. 374 00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:02,133 [Judge Judy] There was yelling going on from everybody. 375 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:03,066 - No. - [Judge Judy] Really? 376 00:15:03,133 --> 00:15:04,967 - Only one person yelling? - [Dayshon] Yes, ma'am. 377 00:15:05,033 --> 00:15:06,567 [Judge Judy] Well, why would she be yelling 378 00:15:06,633 --> 00:15:09,333 if she was going around the apartment looking for her things? 379 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,834 She came to the door aggressively, banging like the police, 380 00:15:12,900 --> 00:15:14,300 - like SWAT team or something. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 381 00:15:14,367 --> 00:15:16,033 - Finna kick the door down. - [Judge Judy] All right. All right. 382 00:15:16,100 --> 00:15:17,266 - The--let's... - [indistinct] 383 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,066 Okay. So, the property manager left. 384 00:15:19,133 --> 00:15:20,900 After the property manager left, they... 385 00:15:20,967 --> 00:15:23,200 - She was disgusted with her actions. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 386 00:15:23,266 --> 00:15:24,934 Your Honor, do you give me a chance to speak, please? 387 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,533 - [Judge Judy] Just, just, just a second. - Okay. 388 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,100 I have a case here that I really have zero interest in. 389 00:15:30,166 --> 00:15:31,467 - Right. - [Judge Judy] Right? 390 00:15:31,533 --> 00:15:32,900 - [Jazzmine] Right. - [Judge Judy] I really have zero interest 391 00:15:32,967 --> 00:15:35,667 in the plant that got broken, that has a value of $50, 392 00:15:35,734 --> 00:15:39,133 that had sentimental value for him, because somebody signed the pottery. 393 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,400 I'm really not interested in. 394 00:15:40,467 --> 00:15:43,433 And I'm just in this case for two things and two things only. 395 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:45,200 - One, breach of lease... - Right. 396 00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:47,700 [Judge Judy] ...which I find that you had reason to breach. 397 00:15:47,767 --> 00:15:50,033 Two, money owed for damaged vehicle. 398 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:52,934 Now, is that what you wanna show me a video of? 399 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,200 - [Loreal] Yes, ma'am. - Then, I'm gonna see it 400 00:15:54,266 --> 00:15:55,900 - because at the same time... - [indistinct] 401 00:15:55,967 --> 00:15:57,633 [Judge Judy] ...that you came to get the rest of your stuff, 402 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:59,066 the property manager left, 403 00:15:59,133 --> 00:16:03,233 it is their claim that you purposely left the house 404 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:07,100 and in a fit, hit the side of their car causing damage. 405 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:08,000 [Jazzmine] Right. 406 00:16:08,066 --> 00:16:09,700 - I'm gonna see the video. - [Jazzmine] Uh-hmm. 407 00:16:09,767 --> 00:16:12,700 And then, you're gonna explain to me your version of what happened. 408 00:16:12,767 --> 00:16:13,667 - Okay. - [Judge Judy] Do you understand? 409 00:16:13,734 --> 00:16:14,567 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 410 00:16:14,633 --> 00:16:15,633 And that's all I'm interested in. 411 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:16,900 - Okay, Your Honor. - [Judge Judy] Great. 412 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,133 Oh, yeah, you hit her car. 413 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,266 [Dayshon] Hit-and-run. 414 00:16:24,333 --> 00:16:25,767 No license as well, suspended. 415 00:16:25,834 --> 00:16:28,333 [Judge Judy] Just a-- I didn't ask you a question. 416 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,767 Now, you have to understand, that's the only thing left in this case. 417 00:16:31,834 --> 00:16:33,934 - [Jazzmine] Right. - Is that video, 418 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,133 - which shows your car hitting her car... - Hitting her--yes. 419 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,667 [Judge Judy] ...square on, and then going around it? 420 00:16:40,734 --> 00:16:42,900 I actually was kinda swerving when I backed out 421 00:16:42,967 --> 00:16:44,700 because he was coming after me. 422 00:16:44,767 --> 00:16:46,033 And I had anxiety. 423 00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:48,066 Uh, as you can see, I'm shaking right now 424 00:16:48,133 --> 00:16:51,467 but he came running out and literally, knocked me down from behind, 425 00:16:51,533 --> 00:16:54,433 and started punching on me from behind, and stomping my face out. 426 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:56,165 That's how I got the stye in my eye. 427 00:16:56,233 --> 00:16:59,300 And then, his sister came out after I got up, and then we started fighting. 428 00:16:59,367 --> 00:17:01,467 And then, that's when he jumped back in and jumped me, 429 00:17:01,533 --> 00:17:03,467 and then I'm trying to hurry up, and grab my stuff, 430 00:17:03,533 --> 00:17:05,500 and my phone, and my keys so I can leave. 431 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:07,733 And they're right there all, like, literally, surrounding me, 432 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,433 trying to jump me and stuff, putting their hands on me. 433 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:11,266 - He's knocking and hitting me... - Your Honor, I never touched her... 434 00:17:11,333 --> 00:17:12,400 - And then, I'm... - I went back into the house. 435 00:17:12,467 --> 00:17:14,967 [Judge Judy] Just a second. I didn't ask you anything. 436 00:17:15,032 --> 00:17:16,200 I just wanna make sure that you know that. 437 00:17:16,266 --> 00:17:18,066 [Judge Judy] Just a second. I didn't ask you anything. 438 00:17:18,133 --> 00:17:21,133 I'm here to tell you. You have lousy judgment. 439 00:17:25,233 --> 00:17:28,333 I can't tell you how many people have said to me, "I paid it. 440 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,734 It didn't have a stamp on the envelope. 441 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,233 It didn't go through my bank." 442 00:17:32,300 --> 00:17:33,533 I can't tell you how many times. 443 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,934 I can't count 'em on both fingers and toes. 444 00:17:42,233 --> 00:17:44,333 [theme music playing] 445 00:17:47,934 --> 00:17:51,166 [announcer] Loreal Fosten and Dayshon Johnson 446 00:17:51,233 --> 00:17:54,600 have accused their former friend, Jazzmine Stegall 447 00:17:54,667 --> 00:17:57,734 of intentionally damaging Loreal's car. 448 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,166 Jazzmine claims she was assaulted by Dayshon. 449 00:18:01,233 --> 00:18:04,567 [Judge Judy] Okay. Actually, there's only one person that I feel sorry for. 450 00:18:04,633 --> 00:18:05,500 I bet. 451 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:06,667 [Judge Judy] And that person is under a year old... 452 00:18:06,734 --> 00:18:08,433 The same person who had [indistinct] another house... 453 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:11,667 And that's under-- that person is under a year old. 454 00:18:11,734 --> 00:18:12,800 - And she's very well taken care of. - [Judge Judy] Well... 455 00:18:12,867 --> 00:18:13,800 She didn't witness any of this happening and I... 456 00:18:13,867 --> 00:18:14,767 [Judge Judy] Wonderful. 457 00:18:14,867 --> 00:18:15,900 - [indistinct chatter] - [Judge Judy] Shh. 458 00:18:15,967 --> 00:18:18,166 I said to you, don't speak. 459 00:18:18,233 --> 00:18:19,100 [Loreal] Because she was causing commotion... 460 00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:20,033 [Judge Judy] [indistinct] 461 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:21,967 ...in front of my kid and that's why I asked her to leave. 462 00:18:22,033 --> 00:18:24,533 I want you to clearly understand this. 463 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,467 She's not paying for the rest of your lease... 464 00:18:26,533 --> 00:18:28,533 - [Loreal] That's fine. - ...and she's paying to fix your car. 465 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,333 You still have lousy judgment! 466 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:32,734 - [Loreal] Okay. - Okay! 467 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,967 Now, I saw the damage to the car. 468 00:18:36,033 --> 00:18:38,433 And now, I'd like to see an estimate to have it fixed. 469 00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:41,767 - Your Honor, I have all... - [Judge Judy] Don't speak! 470 00:18:41,834 --> 00:18:43,767 Just estimate. 471 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,133 Down! 472 00:18:56,467 --> 00:19:01,600 Sarah, I want you to look up the value of a 2015 Hyundai Sonata 473 00:19:01,667 --> 00:19:04,400 with a hundred thousand miles on it. 474 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:06,600 - Do you have insurance on this car? - [Loreal] I did. 475 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:07,667 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 476 00:19:07,734 --> 00:19:12,433 This cost to repair is $7,600. 477 00:19:12,500 --> 00:19:15,433 Did the insurance company pay you to fix it? 478 00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:17,834 - [Loreal] No. - That's what this says, insurance pay... 479 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:20,200 - That's just the quote from the, um... - [Judge Judy] Oh, well... 480 00:19:20,266 --> 00:19:22,100 - [indistinct] at the body shop. - [Judge Judy] Wait, just a second. 481 00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:24,467 Did you report it to the insurance company? 482 00:19:24,533 --> 00:19:25,934 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Of course you did. 483 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,433 - And the name of the insurance company? - Progressive. 484 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:31,400 [Judge Judy] And did Progressive come out and look at the car? 485 00:19:31,467 --> 00:19:33,834 [Loreal] Um, no, they weren't-- they said they wouldn't cover it. 486 00:19:33,900 --> 00:19:36,500 [Judge Judy] Show me a letter from them that said that they wouldn't cover it. 487 00:19:36,567 --> 00:19:38,633 - Is it okay if I look at my phone? - [Judge Judy] Absolutely. 488 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:41,734 [Sarah] So, an estimate for the 2015 Hyundai Sonata 489 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,300 with a hundred thousand miles, it says 8,500 to 10,000. 490 00:19:45,367 --> 00:19:47,033 [Judge Judy] Okay. While she's looking for that, 491 00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:48,734 you have a counterclaim for assault. 492 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:53,867 So, my question to you is after this incident that happened on the 12th, 493 00:19:53,934 --> 00:19:59,333 did you ever, on the 12th, 13th, or 14th seek medical attention? 494 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,266 - That's a yes or no? - No. 495 00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:02,567 - Hmm. - [Judge Judy] Did you 496 00:20:02,633 --> 00:20:05,000 take any photographs of your injuries 497 00:20:05,066 --> 00:20:08,367 that you allege you sustained on April 12th? 498 00:20:08,433 --> 00:20:09,967 - Yes, right here. - [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it. 499 00:20:10,033 --> 00:20:13,033 [Jazzmine] May I show you text messages about the car as well, please, 500 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:14,166 of them taunting me? 501 00:20:14,233 --> 00:20:15,633 - Of them taunting you? - [Jazzmine] Yes. 502 00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:17,667 No. I'm not interested. 503 00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:25,066 Okay. 504 00:20:25,133 --> 00:20:27,166 Did you find the letter from your insurance company? 505 00:20:27,233 --> 00:20:29,233 Um, no, they didn't send me a letter. 506 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:30,467 Uh, it was a phone call. 507 00:20:30,533 --> 00:20:32,734 What I have is the claim number and everything. 508 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,100 But I don't have an email from them saying that. 509 00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:38,133 They called me and told me that they wouldn't be covering it. 510 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,734 What kind of insurance do you have on the car? 511 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,166 - Full coverage... - [Judge Judy] Just liability? 512 00:20:42,233 --> 00:20:43,500 - You have full coverage? - Yes. 513 00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:44,900 Well, if you have full coverage, 514 00:20:44,967 --> 00:20:46,767 they should be paying for it with a deductible. 515 00:20:46,834 --> 00:20:47,834 - Right. - [indistinct] 516 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:50,667 So, what happened was, um, my first payment, 517 00:20:50,734 --> 00:20:53,633 I had just gotten the car, so apparently, my first payment, 518 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,767 my initial payment for the insurance company, 519 00:20:55,834 --> 00:20:57,533 for whatever reason, it got sent back to my bank account. 520 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,700 - Um, so, they said I wouldn't... - So you had--just a second. 521 00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:03,567 So, what you're saying is you had... 522 00:21:03,633 --> 00:21:05,500 - I had to reinstate... - [Judge Judy] You had no insurance. 523 00:21:05,567 --> 00:21:06,934 - And I didn't know... - [Judge Judy] Just a--I don't care 524 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,667 whether you knew or you didn't know. 525 00:21:09,734 --> 00:21:11,000 You just got a car and you... 526 00:21:11,066 --> 00:21:12,567 I had insurance before I left off the lot... 527 00:21:12,633 --> 00:21:14,767 [Judge Judy] And you didn't have insurance, 528 00:21:14,834 --> 00:21:18,533 because if you say you had full coverage, you had full coverage, but it wasn't paid. 529 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,133 - Did you have a loan on the car? - Yes, ma'am. 530 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,767 And despite the fact that you signed documents 531 00:21:23,834 --> 00:21:25,767 that said that you would have insurance on the car... 532 00:21:25,834 --> 00:21:27,433 - Which I did. - [Judge Judy] Which you did not. 533 00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:28,900 - I did. - [Judge Judy] No, you didn't. 534 00:21:28,967 --> 00:21:30,533 I fixed it that day. I got it reinstated. 535 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,533 As soon as I found out that it wasn't covered. 536 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,834 But when I left the lot, I did have insurance... 537 00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:37,200 Do you--do you understand what I'm saying to you? 538 00:21:37,266 --> 00:21:39,367 - [Loreal] Yes, ma'am. I had... - The day of this incident, 539 00:21:39,433 --> 00:21:41,200 which is--I mean, I've been doing this now. 540 00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:43,900 This is my 26th year of adjudicating these kinds of cases... 541 00:21:43,967 --> 00:21:45,433 To my surprise, no, I did not on that day. 542 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:49,266 [Judge Judy] ...and I can't tell you how many people have said to me, "I paid it. 543 00:21:49,333 --> 00:21:51,834 It didn't have a stamp on the envelope. 544 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:53,433 It didn't go through my bank." 545 00:21:53,500 --> 00:21:58,533 And that is the time period when I had this accident. 546 00:21:58,600 --> 00:21:59,800 I can't tell you how many times. 547 00:21:59,867 --> 00:22:02,734 I can't count them on both fingers and toes, 548 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,033 where there was a nonpayment and a cancellation 549 00:22:05,100 --> 00:22:08,000 'cause if there's nonpayment and a cancellation of the policy, 550 00:22:08,066 --> 00:22:10,100 they always send you a 551 00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:12,333 warning, 552 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,333 a warning. 553 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,233 So, you're gonna have to... 554 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:18,567 suck part of this up yourself. 555 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,834 You can't hit her car. 556 00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:22,166 - Do you understand? - Yes, ma'am. 557 00:22:22,233 --> 00:22:24,934 - [Judge Judy] Okay. She wants $7,000... - Your Honor, I... 558 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,066 [Judge Judy] ...to fix her car. 559 00:22:26,133 --> 00:22:29,233 I'm gonna give her 2,500 because she can have this car fixed 560 00:22:29,300 --> 00:22:32,100 for five and the other twenty-five she's gonna pay herself 561 00:22:32,166 --> 00:22:33,400 'cause she didn't have insurance 562 00:22:33,467 --> 00:22:35,400 on something that she was supposed to have insurance on. 563 00:22:35,467 --> 00:22:37,734 I did have insurance. I even offered to put her on my insurance 564 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:39,066 'cause her vehicle isn't insured. 565 00:22:39,133 --> 00:22:40,567 And I can show you the text messages. 566 00:22:40,633 --> 00:22:41,500 [Judge Judy] Very good. 567 00:22:41,567 --> 00:22:44,500 Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $2,500. 568 00:22:44,567 --> 00:22:47,166 Your claim for assault is dismissed because you have no assault. 569 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:50,867 - But Your Honor, I [indistinct]... - [Judge Judy] We are--we are finished. 570 00:22:50,934 --> 00:22:52,533 [Kevin] The court is adjourned. 571 00:22:54,667 --> 00:22:56,200 I respect the judge once again. 572 00:22:56,266 --> 00:22:58,133 It's not even gonna be enough to get it repaired now. 573 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,900 He was just crazy, breaking everything, and he put his hands on me, so 574 00:23:01,967 --> 00:23:05,367 She could've called the police or anything like that, if that was true, you feel me? 575 00:23:05,433 --> 00:23:07,166 Even though it looks like I'm going slow 576 00:23:07,233 --> 00:23:09,000 and did it intentionally, but I really didn't. 577 00:23:09,066 --> 00:23:10,500 She just likes attention. 578 00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:12,166 And when it's not on her, 579 00:23:12,233 --> 00:23:13,900 she does what she has to do to get it on her. 580 00:23:15,033 --> 00:23:18,166 [Sarah] You know, I've tried my luck over the years with a few roommates 581 00:23:18,233 --> 00:23:21,667 and living together creates a really stressful environment. 582 00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:26,767 So, I, sort of, decided a smaller, singular place is better for myself. 583 00:23:26,834 --> 00:23:28,400 But we see this time and time again, 584 00:23:28,467 --> 00:23:31,400 people are best friends, they live together, 585 00:23:31,467 --> 00:23:34,300 a boyfriend comes along, a child comes along, 586 00:23:34,367 --> 00:23:36,967 and there's just too many variables to keep the relationship the same. 587 00:23:37,033 --> 00:23:39,400 And I think, it's really unfortunate, but we've seen it, 588 00:23:39,467 --> 00:23:40,900 - you know, too many times. - [Judge Judy] Yeah, more young people 589 00:23:40,967 --> 00:23:42,266 - I think for economics. - Uh-hmm. 590 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:44,567 [Judge Judy] Move in together as roommates, 591 00:23:44,633 --> 00:23:46,834 more so than when I was young in the Stone Age. 592 00:23:47,834 --> 00:23:50,200 But, you know, uh, the truth is, 593 00:23:50,266 --> 00:23:52,500 it's hard enough to live with somebody that you really love. 594 00:23:52,567 --> 00:23:54,800 - Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] And make concessions 595 00:23:54,867 --> 00:24:00,100 for usually their foibles or their behavior, whatever. 596 00:24:00,166 --> 00:24:02,834 And then, always there's a third party involved in that mix 597 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:04,467 - that gets sort of nasty. - Uh-hmm. 598 00:24:04,533 --> 00:24:06,000 [Judge Judy] I agree with you, Sarah. 599 00:24:06,066 --> 00:24:08,200 I think living smaller alone is better. 600 00:24:08,266 --> 00:24:11,100 Yeah, I took your advice on that and I don't regret it. 601 00:24:12,767 --> 00:24:13,934 [announcer] Want justice? 602 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,266 Go to JudyJustice.tv. 603 00:24:21,166 --> 00:24:24,166 [theme music playing]