1 00:00:00,467 --> 00:00:02,567 [Judge Judy] You tried to have him removed from the property? 2 00:00:02,633 --> 00:00:03,500 That's correct. 3 00:00:04,533 --> 00:00:07,734 [Judge Judy] It says, "I woke up and there was a random girl 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,233 in my house at 2:00 in the morning. 5 00:00:11,567 --> 00:00:13,100 So I told her to leave." 6 00:00:13,166 --> 00:00:14,133 Right. 7 00:00:15,333 --> 00:00:17,867 "He put a gun to my head and said, 8 00:00:17,934 --> 00:00:20,166 'Don't tell ever tell me who I can have over.'" 9 00:00:20,233 --> 00:00:22,734 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 10 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,800 [theme music playing] 11 00:00:38,667 --> 00:00:42,100 [announcer] Marinda Conway is suing her former friend, 12 00:00:42,166 --> 00:00:46,033 Joseph Ethier for impound fees, personal property, 13 00:00:46,100 --> 00:00:48,700 and fraudulent debit card charges. 14 00:00:48,767 --> 00:00:51,233 [Kevin] Court come to order. All rise. 15 00:00:53,166 --> 00:00:55,066 Have a seat, everybody. 16 00:00:55,133 --> 00:00:56,000 [Kevin] Hello, Judge. 17 00:00:56,767 --> 00:00:59,367 Case number 1128, Conway versus Ethier. 18 00:00:59,433 --> 00:01:00,567 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 19 00:01:00,633 --> 00:01:02,400 [Judge Judy] I want you all to know I woke up 20 00:01:02,467 --> 00:01:04,367 in a very good mood today. 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,633 And this case is very confusing so I'm going to try 22 00:01:08,700 --> 00:01:10,233 to simplify it. 23 00:01:10,300 --> 00:01:13,567 I've examined the complaint and I've examined the answer 24 00:01:13,633 --> 00:01:17,400 and it seems to me that there are really just two parts of this case. 25 00:01:17,467 --> 00:01:20,934 One, Ms. Conway, you think that Mr. Ethier 26 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,834 owes you for some personal property 27 00:01:23,900 --> 00:01:27,200 that he took that belonged to you--actually, three parts. 28 00:01:27,265 --> 00:01:31,500 He owes you money for impound fees for a car 29 00:01:31,567 --> 00:01:34,633 that you alleged that he took without your permission, 30 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:37,000 resulting in it becoming impounded, 31 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:40,333 and then you claim he used a credit card of yours. 32 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,400 Debit card. 33 00:01:41,467 --> 00:01:42,467 [Judge Judy] Without your permission. 34 00:01:42,533 --> 00:01:46,533 And while the bank initially reversed those charges, 35 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,467 they subsequently put back those charges on your account. 36 00:01:50,533 --> 00:01:54,600 The story that goes behind this 37 00:01:54,667 --> 00:01:56,967 is very, very confusing to me. 38 00:01:57,033 --> 00:01:59,433 And I am not easily confused. 39 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,533 So I wanna find out a little something about you. 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,300 - Okay. - [Judge Judy] And you, Mr. Ethier. 41 00:02:04,367 --> 00:02:07,433 First of all, Ms. Conway, what do you do for a living? 42 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:09,734 - I'm a personal assistant. - [Judge Judy] And you, sir? 43 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:11,433 I'm a construction superintendent. 44 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:13,500 [Judge Judy] And you know each other for a long time? 45 00:02:13,567 --> 00:02:15,033 About four years, yeah. 46 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,466 [Judge Judy] How do you know each other? 47 00:02:16,533 --> 00:02:19,533 [Marinda] We initially met in Modesto. 48 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,734 I needed some electrical work at a store 49 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,066 that I had out in Modesto and that's how we initially met. 50 00:02:24,133 --> 00:02:27,033 And then I knew him for like maybe a year or two then, 51 00:02:27,100 --> 00:02:30,333 and then I didn't see him for two years until March of this year. 52 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,200 Now over the course of the four years, 53 00:02:32,266 --> 00:02:37,466 did you and Mr. Ethier have any sort of social relationship? 54 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:39,166 - No. Uh-uh. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 55 00:02:39,233 --> 00:02:42,633 Now Mr. Ethier, you seem to say that that's otherwise? 56 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:44,367 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 57 00:02:44,433 --> 00:02:46,333 Well, let me hear the otherwise. 58 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,266 [Joseph] Okay. We met, like she said, about four, five years ago. 59 00:02:49,333 --> 00:02:52,700 We started associating with each other again sometime last year, 60 00:02:52,767 --> 00:02:56,700 and she needed somebody to go pick up a motorcycle from her in, in Reno, Nevada, 61 00:02:56,767 --> 00:02:59,000 so we got together and she took me out there 62 00:02:59,066 --> 00:03:00,433 and I brought her motorcycle back. 63 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:02,433 We started hanging out, me and my other... 64 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:04,066 [Judge Judy] Oh, no, no. Don't give me the whole story. 65 00:03:04,133 --> 00:03:06,433 - Okay. Uh-hmm. - I'm not--I'm setting the table 66 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:10,200 for the story which is a little crazy to me when I read it. 67 00:03:10,266 --> 00:03:11,900 What I asked you is simple. 68 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:14,467 The plaintiff says that you didn't have a social, 69 00:03:14,533 --> 00:03:16,900 when I say social, I'm talking about 70 00:03:16,966 --> 00:03:18,500 - an intimate relationship. - [Joseph] Yeah, no, we didn't. 71 00:03:18,567 --> 00:03:19,400 - No. - [Judge Judy] Never had 72 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:20,567 an intimate relationship. 73 00:03:20,633 --> 00:03:21,734 - No. - Okay. 74 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,934 I ask you that question, Mr. Ethier 75 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,934 because when I read your answer... 76 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,033 - Yeah. - [Judge Judy] ...in this case-- 77 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:28,400 you know what you wrote in your answer? 78 00:03:28,466 --> 00:03:29,734 [Joseph] Yeah, yeah, I do. 79 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,033 [Judge Judy] So is that incorrect? 80 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:32,367 No, that is correct. 81 00:03:32,433 --> 00:03:34,333 [Judge Judy] You said, "I met Miranda five years ago. 82 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,867 We never really dated, but became friends with benefits." 83 00:03:37,934 --> 00:03:40,934 Well, even I at my age understand what that means 84 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,100 because I have children and grandchildren 85 00:03:43,166 --> 00:03:44,367 who have explained that to me. 86 00:03:44,433 --> 00:03:46,100 It doesn't mean that you get coupons. 87 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:47,834 I apologize. I thought you were referring 88 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:49,667 to before March of this year, 89 00:03:49,734 --> 00:03:51,700 if we had an intimate relationship before then. 90 00:03:51,767 --> 00:03:53,633 Did you have an intimate relationship 91 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:56,133 - after March of this year? - Yeah. Yes. 92 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,633 [Judge Judy] You did? Okay. 93 00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:00,233 So, before March of this year 94 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,467 - you were just friends? - [Joseph] Yes. 95 00:04:02,533 --> 00:04:04,300 [Judge Judy] After March of this year, 96 00:04:04,367 --> 00:04:06,900 you had a more social relationship. 97 00:04:06,967 --> 00:04:08,567 - That'd be a fair statement? - Yes. 98 00:04:08,633 --> 00:04:09,767 - [Judge Judy] Okay. - [Joseph] Yes. 99 00:04:09,834 --> 00:04:11,867 [Judge Judy] Now we've got that settled. 100 00:04:11,934 --> 00:04:13,734 - This is your sister. - Yes. 101 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,600 [Judge Judy] It is your claim that at some point, 102 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:20,800 you moved into a house that was owned by your sister, 103 00:04:20,867 --> 00:04:23,367 that she was going to rent to you, 104 00:04:23,433 --> 00:04:24,967 - is that correct? - That's correct. 105 00:04:25,033 --> 00:04:26,467 [Judge Judy] In what month was that? 106 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:28,500 - [Marinda] March. - March of 2021? 107 00:04:28,567 --> 00:04:29,400 Correct. 108 00:04:29,467 --> 00:04:30,600 [Judge Judy] Did you sign a lease with her? 109 00:04:30,667 --> 00:04:31,500 I did. 110 00:04:31,567 --> 00:04:32,933 [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it. 111 00:04:33,633 --> 00:04:35,400 So far, I'm still in a good mood. 112 00:04:35,467 --> 00:04:36,467 [Marinda] Here you go. 113 00:04:37,667 --> 00:04:40,567 I printed it off my email-- I had her send it to me, 114 00:04:40,633 --> 00:04:42,500 so I print it--that's why it's like short. 115 00:04:43,133 --> 00:04:44,000 That's the lease though. 116 00:04:44,066 --> 00:04:45,600 I wanna see the lease. 117 00:04:45,667 --> 00:04:47,300 Not something that you copied. 118 00:04:47,367 --> 00:04:50,033 That's the lease, I just--I had to print it off of an email. 119 00:04:50,100 --> 00:04:51,834 I want to see it. 120 00:04:51,900 --> 00:04:54,567 I--it was--I left it in the house and taken by him. 121 00:04:54,633 --> 00:04:55,834 [Judge Judy] Then--just a second. 122 00:04:55,900 --> 00:05:00,367 Then if she emailed it to you, she would have it in her emails. 123 00:05:00,433 --> 00:05:04,700 Do you have it in your emails from March of 2021? 124 00:05:04,767 --> 00:05:07,367 - I just... - That is either a yes or a no. 125 00:05:07,433 --> 00:05:09,433 I emailed it to her in October. 126 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:11,367 It was a copy of the original. 127 00:05:11,433 --> 00:05:13,834 - Then the answer is no. - [Shani] Okay. 128 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:15,367 [Judge Judy] That becomes important. 129 00:05:15,433 --> 00:05:18,133 Do you understand? So this is nonsense. 130 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,166 Take it back. 131 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,332 Oh, I have it, from March of 2021 in my... 132 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,066 [Judge Judy] Then I would like to see it, from March of 2021. 133 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:27,734 [Marinda] Okay. Hold on one second. 134 00:05:29,332 --> 00:05:30,467 [Joseph] Your Honor, if I may say something? 135 00:05:30,533 --> 00:05:31,667 - [Judge Judy] No. - [Joseph] No, okay. 136 00:05:31,734 --> 00:05:33,633 Don't say anything. Don't say anything. 137 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:35,400 I'm still working on my good mood. 138 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,166 Ms. Conway, we are supposed to have that 139 00:05:39,233 --> 00:05:40,332 - when we get here. - I know. 140 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,933 I thought that this was gonna be... 141 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,200 - You thought? - [Marinda] Right. 142 00:05:43,266 --> 00:05:44,533 No, that doesn't tell me anything 143 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,166 when the issue is, who had a lease to live there, 144 00:05:47,233 --> 00:05:48,667 then you don't show me a copy 145 00:05:48,734 --> 00:05:50,867 that was printed out October 9th. 146 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:53,300 This one, that she sent over was May 15th. 147 00:05:53,367 --> 00:05:56,533 [Judge Judy] So the answer is you don't have it in March. 148 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,500 And she doesn't have it in March. 149 00:05:58,567 --> 00:06:00,133 [Marinda] The original, I left in the house. 150 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:01,467 [Judge Judy] Who cares? 151 00:06:01,533 --> 00:06:03,100 - Then it doesn't exist. - Okay. 152 00:06:03,166 --> 00:06:04,300 If you left it in your house, 153 00:06:04,367 --> 00:06:05,967 if you left it in a birdcage, 154 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:07,967 if you left it in your refrigerator, 155 00:06:08,033 --> 00:06:11,333 if you don't have it here in court, it doesn't exist. 156 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,066 And you know when you came here, being an intelligent woman... 157 00:06:15,133 --> 00:06:16,667 - [Marinda] Uh-hmm. - ...you don't leave the one 158 00:06:16,734 --> 00:06:20,000 critical piece of evidence in your refrigerator at home. 159 00:06:20,066 --> 00:06:21,533 You bring it to court. 160 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:22,734 I couldn't, because he took it. 161 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,767 You just told me your sister emailed it to you, 162 00:06:26,834 --> 00:06:29,066 - the original in March. - [Marinda] Uh-hmm. 163 00:06:29,133 --> 00:06:32,433 [Judge Judy] Then you would have it in saved emails. 164 00:06:32,500 --> 00:06:34,200 Listen, I'm an idiot on the machine, 165 00:06:34,266 --> 00:06:35,867 but even I know that I can go back 166 00:06:35,933 --> 00:06:39,166 to the search line and I say my sister's name, 167 00:06:39,233 --> 00:06:42,033 and under her name comes up what she sent to me 168 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:43,867 in March of 2021. 169 00:06:43,933 --> 00:06:46,433 We're not talking about the year of the flood. 170 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:48,533 We're still talking about this year. 171 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,133 - Right. - [Judge Judy] So, if you don't have it, 172 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:51,900 it doesn't exist. 173 00:06:51,967 --> 00:06:54,567 Now, do you have a lease? 174 00:06:54,633 --> 00:06:55,967 We had a verbal agreement, yes. 175 00:06:56,033 --> 00:07:00,333 So the answer is you do not have a written lease. 176 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,767 No, just a verbal agreement. 177 00:07:01,834 --> 00:07:04,233 [Judge Judy] In what month did you move 178 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:07,500 - into sister's premises? - February. 179 00:07:07,567 --> 00:07:10,500 Were you there before Ms. Conway got there? 180 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:13,967 Ms. Conway, no. She was there before me. 181 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:17,000 Okay. So she was there before February? 182 00:07:17,066 --> 00:07:18,200 [Joseph] Yes, but she moved out. 183 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:21,233 She lived there a long time before I got there. 184 00:07:21,300 --> 00:07:24,133 She had moved to Dunsmuir, had a residence up there. 185 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,767 Her sister rented the place to me, I had moved in there, 186 00:07:26,834 --> 00:07:29,600 she sold her place after I moved in and then... 187 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:30,834 [Judge Judy] Who sold the place? 188 00:07:30,900 --> 00:07:32,266 - The sister? - [Joseph] Marinda. 189 00:07:32,332 --> 00:07:34,467 She sold her place in Dunsmuir where she was living. 190 00:07:34,533 --> 00:07:36,166 - [Judge Judy] Oh, the plaintiff? - [Joseph] Yes. 191 00:07:36,233 --> 00:07:39,567 Okay. So let me understand what you're trying to tell me. 192 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:40,633 Okay. 193 00:07:41,834 --> 00:07:43,900 There's nothing there about your sister. 194 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,933 Don't say anything that's gonna make you look stupid 195 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,233 because I'm a pro at that. 196 00:07:50,767 --> 00:07:53,033 That's my strong suit. 197 00:07:58,266 --> 00:08:00,533 [theme music playing] 198 00:08:04,667 --> 00:08:07,934 [announcer] Marinda Conway is suing her former friend, 199 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,934 Joseph Ethier, for impound fees, 200 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,633 personal property, and fraudulent debit card charges. 201 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:17,467 [Judge Judy] Now, before you moved in 202 00:08:17,533 --> 00:08:18,734 - in February... - [Joseph] Yes. 203 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,633 [Judge Judy] ...she had been living there 204 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:23,133 - for a while but then moved? - Right. 205 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,567 [Judge Judy] So when you got there in February, 206 00:08:26,633 --> 00:08:28,834 - was she or was she not... - No, she... 207 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:29,967 [Judge Judy] ...physically there? 208 00:08:30,033 --> 00:08:31,200 - No, she was not. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 209 00:08:31,266 --> 00:08:34,100 And when you got there in February, 210 00:08:34,165 --> 00:08:36,066 you had an agreement 211 00:08:36,133 --> 00:08:38,799 with the sister who owned the property. 212 00:08:38,866 --> 00:08:40,500 - Yes. - Stand. 213 00:08:42,033 --> 00:08:43,265 Move over there. 214 00:08:43,767 --> 00:08:45,967 - Last name. - Simpson. 215 00:08:46,033 --> 00:08:47,467 How do you know Ms. Simpson? 216 00:08:47,533 --> 00:08:48,734 Through her sister Marinda. 217 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,800 [Judge Judy] When did you have a discussion with her 218 00:08:50,867 --> 00:08:52,367 about renting the property? 219 00:08:52,433 --> 00:08:53,800 End of January. 220 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:55,900 [Judge Judy] How many houses are on the property? 221 00:08:55,967 --> 00:08:57,165 [Joseph] There's a guest house in the back 222 00:08:57,233 --> 00:08:58,266 and then a main house in the front. 223 00:08:58,333 --> 00:09:00,600 Did you have an agreement with her 224 00:09:00,667 --> 00:09:02,900 with regard to the guest house or the main house? 225 00:09:02,967 --> 00:09:04,500 - [Joseph] The main house. - [Judge Judy] For how much? 226 00:09:04,567 --> 00:09:07,367 1,200 a month, Your Honor. 227 00:09:07,433 --> 00:09:09,166 - Did you pay her any money? - [Joseph] Yes, I did. 228 00:09:09,233 --> 00:09:10,600 [Judge Judy] When for the first time 229 00:09:10,667 --> 00:09:11,967 did you pay her any money? 230 00:09:12,033 --> 00:09:14,166 - February. - And you paid her $1,200? 231 00:09:14,233 --> 00:09:15,467 - [Joseph] Yes. - Show me. 232 00:09:15,533 --> 00:09:17,400 I have text messages here. 233 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:19,767 [Judge Judy] Did you pay her in cash or check? 234 00:09:19,834 --> 00:09:20,800 [Joseph] I paid her in cash. 235 00:09:21,867 --> 00:09:23,166 But there's a sketch, you know, those... 236 00:09:23,233 --> 00:09:24,100 [Judge Judy] Shh. 237 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,600 - Well, this is in May. - [Joseph] Uh-hmm. 238 00:09:30,667 --> 00:09:32,567 - I wanna see February. - [Joseph] Okay. 239 00:09:32,633 --> 00:09:34,600 February, I don't have any records of that. 240 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:36,000 There may--if you go to the beginning, 241 00:09:36,066 --> 00:09:37,700 they may be in there. I do... 242 00:09:37,767 --> 00:09:40,600 [Judge Judy] Well, I see that you, Ms. Simpson, 243 00:09:40,667 --> 00:09:44,165 accepted $1,200 from him in May. 244 00:09:45,266 --> 00:09:46,633 That's a--would be a yes. 245 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:49,500 Um, it was her rent money. 246 00:09:49,567 --> 00:09:51,967 [Judge Judy] No, no, no, no, no, that would be a yes. 247 00:09:52,033 --> 00:09:54,165 - You accepted from him. - No. 248 00:09:54,233 --> 00:09:56,066 - [Judge Judy] Oh, really? - No. 249 00:09:56,133 --> 00:10:00,567 [Judge Judy] No, you say, so you did give me $1,200. 250 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:01,700 It was her rent money. 251 00:10:01,767 --> 00:10:02,700 [Judge Judy] So--just a second. 252 00:10:02,767 --> 00:10:03,834 That he delivered to me. 253 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:07,500 [Judge Judy] Just a--so you're supposed to pay $1,200. 254 00:10:07,567 --> 00:10:08,700 This is you. 255 00:10:08,767 --> 00:10:12,033 And I believe that you did pay $1,200. 256 00:10:12,100 --> 00:10:15,266 Not my sister, not my somebody else. 257 00:10:15,333 --> 00:10:18,400 "So, you're supposed to pay $1,200 258 00:10:18,467 --> 00:10:21,166 and I believe that you did pay $1,200 259 00:10:21,233 --> 00:10:23,667 because that's what I just deposited." 260 00:10:23,734 --> 00:10:25,600 There's nothing there about your sister. 261 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:28,633 Don't, don't say anything that's gonna make you look stupid 262 00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:32,633 because I'm a pro at that. 263 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:34,800 That's my strong suit. 264 00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:36,967 - [Shani] He was delivering... - "Yes, you are correct. 265 00:10:37,033 --> 00:10:39,367 I gave you $1,200 on the dot. 266 00:10:39,433 --> 00:10:42,367 Counted it twice to make absolutely sure." 267 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:44,066 "Are you getting my texts?" 268 00:10:44,133 --> 00:10:46,967 "Yes, but I'm at work now." "Sorry to bother you," 269 00:10:47,033 --> 00:10:49,233 says he, "Can you by chance give me 270 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:52,033 the storage info so I can make the payment?" 271 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:54,500 "Thank you." Shani, that's you. 272 00:10:54,567 --> 00:10:56,066 - Shani. - [Judge Judy] Shani, 273 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:57,433 that's still you. 274 00:10:58,165 --> 00:11:00,100 This is in July. 275 00:11:00,166 --> 00:11:03,567 He paid your rent of $1,200 a month. 276 00:11:03,633 --> 00:11:06,033 Then, at some point, 277 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:09,066 sister wanted back into the house, 278 00:11:09,133 --> 00:11:10,266 and you let her in? 279 00:11:10,333 --> 00:11:12,433 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And began 280 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:14,000 friends with benefits? 281 00:11:14,066 --> 00:11:15,734 - Yes. - We were... 282 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,166 [Judge Judy] Uh, just a second. 283 00:11:17,233 --> 00:11:18,633 Now, I'm getting the picture. 284 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:20,100 [Marinda] We were friends with benefits... 285 00:11:20,166 --> 00:11:23,367 Shani, "I didn't do a thing wrong to her," 286 00:11:23,433 --> 00:11:26,166 so says he, "to you or anybody else. 287 00:11:26,233 --> 00:11:29,166 She decides to rip me off for no reason. 288 00:11:29,233 --> 00:11:30,867 No reason whatsoever. 289 00:11:30,934 --> 00:11:32,967 She had no right to steal from me. 290 00:11:33,033 --> 00:11:35,433 And I have every right to protect myself 291 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:38,467 from entities that are out to do me wrong or harm. 292 00:11:38,533 --> 00:11:41,834 You and I had an agreement on renting the house, 293 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:43,533 not the three of us. 294 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,600 You must understand that she pushed her way in, 295 00:11:46,667 --> 00:11:49,066 and I made the mistake of letting her in. 296 00:11:49,133 --> 00:11:50,300 But she moved out. 297 00:11:50,367 --> 00:11:52,567 I had caught her stealing my ring, 298 00:11:52,633 --> 00:11:56,200 and my coins, and other things, which she did return 299 00:11:56,266 --> 00:11:57,533 when I asked her to. 300 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,734 Her reason was because she thought 301 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,200 I was mad at her. 302 00:12:01,266 --> 00:12:03,033 Now, I don't know what she's doing 303 00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:04,266 and why she's doing it. 304 00:12:04,333 --> 00:12:08,100 The only thing I can come up with is because of that seat." 305 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:09,467 - [Joseph] Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] And I read 306 00:12:09,533 --> 00:12:10,967 something about the seat. 307 00:12:11,033 --> 00:12:12,800 And that's a motorcycle seat 308 00:12:12,867 --> 00:12:14,667 that she said she could have fixed, 309 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,600 and when you went and it had it fixed, 310 00:12:16,667 --> 00:12:19,934 it cost $700 and the seat was supposed to be free, 311 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,333 so, you say, "So how do you think 312 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,233 I reacted when I was told it was $700. 313 00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:26,834 I asked her to go back and talk to her dad 314 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:30,433 because I wasn't going to pay $700 for something 315 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,433 that costs $400 brand-new. 316 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:35,333 So, she got mad when I told her she needed to talk to him. 317 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,133 Now, I'm stuck paying $700 with something 318 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,800 that isn't worth $700 and I was mad. 319 00:12:40,867 --> 00:12:44,767 Felt that she can take my stuff, which is more valuable than $700, 320 00:12:44,834 --> 00:12:47,667 and hold it for collateral in a deal 321 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:51,934 that made me and your uncle come to terms, which I honored." 322 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,400 Is the uncle the one who fixed? 323 00:12:53,467 --> 00:12:55,066 Apparently, her uncle, her father, yes. 324 00:12:55,133 --> 00:12:56,066 [Judge Judy] Oh, okay. 325 00:12:56,133 --> 00:13:00,333 "I have her on camera along with you as well going through the house, 326 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,767 hers taking my belongings to me 327 00:13:02,834 --> 00:13:04,967 and you trying to get in my bedroom. 328 00:13:05,033 --> 00:13:06,567 I have it on video. 329 00:13:06,633 --> 00:13:08,834 So, I have no reason to lie about that. 330 00:13:08,900 --> 00:13:11,500 Nobody has any right to go into my bedroom, 331 00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:14,100 my personal space, and taking anything from me. 332 00:13:14,166 --> 00:13:15,600 I ain't tripping." 333 00:13:15,667 --> 00:13:16,800 What does that mean? 334 00:13:16,867 --> 00:13:19,467 Uh, it says I'm--uh, I was letting it go. 335 00:13:19,533 --> 00:13:20,867 [Judge Judy] "But that just ain't right 336 00:13:20,934 --> 00:13:22,867 and my privacy was violated. 337 00:13:22,934 --> 00:13:27,200 Now, you as a landlord is inhibiting her harassment, 338 00:13:27,266 --> 00:13:29,266 isn't that what you mean by bringing her there. 339 00:13:29,333 --> 00:13:32,667 I have my rights and I have my right to privacy." 340 00:13:32,734 --> 00:13:35,734 Okay. But this ends up with this, 341 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,266 this long text message to her? 342 00:13:38,333 --> 00:13:40,133 It says that she wasn't there? 343 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,700 You took her things and, "She can get her things 344 00:13:42,767 --> 00:13:44,800 when she makes things right with me"? 345 00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:46,066 - Right. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 346 00:13:46,133 --> 00:13:49,467 And then, you say, "You need to call me. 347 00:13:49,533 --> 00:13:52,333 I tried to call what's up?" You say, 348 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,300 "My in-laws want to put their trailer in my backyard today. 349 00:13:56,367 --> 00:13:59,567 I need the gate unlocked and your trucks out of the way, 350 00:13:59,633 --> 00:14:01,767 and the wood stacked against the cottage. 351 00:14:01,834 --> 00:14:04,600 My in-laws need to get in the back. 352 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:05,734 Please call me. 353 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:09,166 I have been texting and calling since 7:45 this morning." 354 00:14:09,233 --> 00:14:12,500 And he responds at 11:20, 355 00:14:12,567 --> 00:14:15,166 "I told you where the key was, sorry." 356 00:14:15,233 --> 00:14:18,066 "Do not be immature and hang up on me," says you. 357 00:14:18,133 --> 00:14:20,900 "Since you won't listen, I'm going to hang up on you. 358 00:14:20,967 --> 00:14:23,100 Your sister started this blank. 359 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:26,467 Not me. I'm not the one that decided to blank me over 360 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:28,133 for no reason, she is, 361 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,433 and you said you're not getting in the middle of things 362 00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:33,800 but you really are, and now I'm the one who's paying for it. 363 00:14:33,867 --> 00:14:35,934 I'm just not going to let it happen. 364 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,900 I didn't do nothing to nobody. 365 00:14:37,967 --> 00:14:40,800 The only way I'm going to do what you ask 366 00:14:40,867 --> 00:14:43,200 is if your sister gives me back my stuff." 367 00:14:43,266 --> 00:14:45,867 Okay. I could probably read this. 368 00:14:45,934 --> 00:14:47,800 It sounds more like a novel. 369 00:14:50,066 --> 00:14:52,400 Don't speak at all, 370 00:14:52,467 --> 00:14:54,433 'cause it's all coming together. 371 00:14:54,500 --> 00:14:56,600 - Uh-hmm. - It's not what is presented 372 00:14:56,667 --> 00:14:58,767 in the complaint and the answer. 373 00:14:58,834 --> 00:14:59,734 The complaint is about... 374 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,133 [Judge Judy] Don't, don't speak. 375 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,600 I was in a good mood. I'm getting in a better mood. 376 00:15:08,900 --> 00:15:11,400 [theme music playing] 377 00:15:15,433 --> 00:15:18,567 [announcer] Marinda Conway claims her former friend, 378 00:15:18,633 --> 00:15:21,600 Joseph Ethier, owes for impound fees, 379 00:15:21,667 --> 00:15:25,233 personal property, and fraudulent debit card charges. 380 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:28,633 [Judge Judy] Now, Ms. Simpson, I wanna tell you what I know 381 00:15:28,700 --> 00:15:31,367 and I don't want you to try if you're smart, 382 00:15:31,433 --> 00:15:34,900 because I assume that if you have in-laws, 383 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:37,033 right, you say you have in laws? 384 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:38,834 - That's a yes! - Yes. 385 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:41,633 So, I assume if you have in-laws, you also have a husband? 386 00:15:41,700 --> 00:15:43,567 It's actually my son's in-laws. 387 00:15:43,633 --> 00:15:44,633 [Judge Judy] So you have children? 388 00:15:44,700 --> 00:15:45,934 - [Shani] I do. - [Judge Judy] And you don't 389 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,734 wanna look foolish in front of your children. 390 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,500 So, I want you to understand this. 391 00:15:49,567 --> 00:15:52,600 I know that you rented the house to him. 392 00:15:52,667 --> 00:15:55,767 And I know that you did not rent the house 393 00:15:55,834 --> 00:15:57,800 - in March to your sister. - I did. 394 00:15:57,867 --> 00:15:59,367 I know that you did not 395 00:15:59,433 --> 00:16:02,333 because you nor your sister have a lease 396 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:03,867 to show me in March. 397 00:16:03,934 --> 00:16:04,867 - Well, I know what... - I have... 398 00:16:04,934 --> 00:16:07,467 ...I have in my bank statement that I gave her the $3,000. 399 00:16:07,533 --> 00:16:08,667 [Judge Judy] Just, just, just a second. 400 00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:12,000 What I'm telling you is, I know that you... 401 00:16:12,066 --> 00:16:13,467 - Well, you're [indistinct] - [Judge Judy] ...had an agreement 402 00:16:13,533 --> 00:16:14,700 with him. 403 00:16:14,767 --> 00:16:16,166 - [Shani] No, I didn't. - [Judge Judy] Uh, well, 404 00:16:16,233 --> 00:16:18,967 I'm telling you, Ms. Simpson, I don't believe it. 405 00:16:19,033 --> 00:16:20,200 It's the truth. 406 00:16:20,266 --> 00:16:22,066 [Judge Judy] I don't--nope, not the truth. 407 00:16:22,133 --> 00:16:23,400 - It's a big fib. - It is. No, it's not. 408 00:16:23,467 --> 00:16:25,533 It's a big fib. Then, then in May... 409 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:26,767 [Shani] The house was rented to her in March. 410 00:16:26,834 --> 00:16:29,433 [Judge Judy] Just a second. He was living there in February. 411 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,667 - No, he wasn't. - [Judge Judy] No, don't speak. 412 00:16:31,734 --> 00:16:34,100 Don't speak. He was living there in February. 413 00:16:34,165 --> 00:16:35,600 - No, he was not. - [Judge Judy] Really? 414 00:16:35,667 --> 00:16:37,867 In what month did he come? 415 00:16:37,934 --> 00:16:39,700 He came around March when she moved in. 416 00:16:39,767 --> 00:16:40,900 [Judge Judy] Oh, just a second. 417 00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:42,200 And they were-- they were having a relationship. 418 00:16:42,266 --> 00:16:44,433 Just a second. So he came in March? 419 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:45,533 - [Shani] Yeah. - [Judge Judy] He came 420 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,000 at the same time your sister did? 421 00:16:47,066 --> 00:16:48,200 [Shani] Yeah, they, they were together. 422 00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:49,667 [Judge Judy] Just don't--just a second. 423 00:16:49,734 --> 00:16:51,000 So they were a couple, is what... 424 00:16:51,066 --> 00:16:52,533 They started to see each other. 425 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:53,934 - [Judge Judy] No. No, no, no... - I--I'm--I'm not there 426 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,033 - with them all the time. - [Judge Judy] No, Ms. Simpson, 427 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:57,165 Ms. Simpson, what I want to know is, 428 00:16:57,233 --> 00:16:59,200 is it your understanding 429 00:16:59,266 --> 00:17:02,066 that you rented the house to your sister, 430 00:17:02,133 --> 00:17:05,500 and that the defendant moved in with her, 431 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:08,000 or that they moved in at the same time? 432 00:17:08,066 --> 00:17:09,633 Do not answer. 433 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:12,099 What is your impression? 434 00:17:12,165 --> 00:17:15,300 [Shani] I rented the place to my sister. 435 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:18,200 And then, he came around after that. 436 00:17:18,266 --> 00:17:19,200 - [Judge Judy] He came... - [Shani] And they, 437 00:17:19,266 --> 00:17:21,133 they started some kind of relationship. 438 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,032 [Judge Judy] Just a second. So, they were both there in March? 439 00:17:24,099 --> 00:17:25,599 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 440 00:17:25,666 --> 00:17:27,032 And did you visit them? 441 00:17:27,099 --> 00:17:28,433 - On and off. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 442 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:32,367 And when you visited them, where did you go in the house? 443 00:17:32,433 --> 00:17:33,667 I went into my house. 444 00:17:33,734 --> 00:17:34,567 [Judge Judy] No, just a second. 445 00:17:34,633 --> 00:17:36,567 You went into a house that you were renting, 446 00:17:36,633 --> 00:17:38,200 according to you to your sister. 447 00:17:38,266 --> 00:17:39,834 - [Shani] To my sister. - [Judge Judy] And where 448 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:41,367 in the house did you go, the living room, 449 00:17:41,433 --> 00:17:42,967 - the kitchen, the bedroom... - Everywhere. 450 00:17:43,033 --> 00:17:44,066 [Judge Judy] ...where did you go? 451 00:17:44,133 --> 00:17:45,033 - Everywhere? - [Shani] The bathroom, 452 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:46,433 - the kitchen... - Everywhere. 453 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:48,233 - [Shani] I took a shower there. - And they were both there? 454 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:49,867 I did my laundry there, cooked food there. 455 00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:51,000 [Judge Judy] Just a second. You did? 456 00:17:51,066 --> 00:17:52,233 - [Shani] Yes. - [Judge Judy] Well, just a second. 457 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:54,233 Why would you do all of that 458 00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:56,200 when you had rented it to your sister? 459 00:17:56,266 --> 00:17:57,467 - Because we're sisters. - Because we're... 460 00:17:57,533 --> 00:17:59,834 [Judge Judy] No, no! I don't want you to say a word. 461 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:01,567 I don't want you to say a word. 462 00:18:01,633 --> 00:18:04,166 Where do you and your children live? 463 00:18:04,233 --> 00:18:06,200 My children do not live with me, and there is also... 464 00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:07,200 [Judge Judy] Who--just a second. 465 00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:08,533 Who do you live with? 466 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,633 I live on that same property with the... 467 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:12,867 [Judge Judy] Just, just a second. 468 00:18:12,934 --> 00:18:14,867 You live on the same property. 469 00:18:14,934 --> 00:18:16,867 There are two structures on the property. 470 00:18:16,934 --> 00:18:19,133 - Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] There is a main house-- 471 00:18:20,033 --> 00:18:21,000 I was in a good mood. 472 00:18:21,066 --> 00:18:22,166 I'm getting in a better mood. (chuckles) 473 00:18:24,133 --> 00:18:26,667 There is a guest house and a main house? 474 00:18:26,734 --> 00:18:27,934 - [Shani] Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] Uh-huh, 475 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,433 - is not an answer. - Yes. 476 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:32,200 [Judge Judy] And so, I assume when you say 477 00:18:32,266 --> 00:18:33,600 you went into the house, 478 00:18:33,667 --> 00:18:36,233 - you were living in the guest house. - But I had... 479 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:37,333 [Judge Judy] No, don't, don't go like this. 480 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:38,867 - We're not talking... - [Shani] I have access 481 00:18:38,934 --> 00:18:40,033 to the main house, too. 482 00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:41,133 [Judge Judy] No, that's not what-- 483 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,900 listen to me, that's not my question. 484 00:18:43,967 --> 00:18:45,333 You may have had access. 485 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,600 Whoever you rented the house to may have given you access 486 00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:50,533 because you all knew each other. 487 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,800 Were you living in the guest house? 488 00:18:52,867 --> 00:18:53,967 That's what you just told me. 489 00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:55,233 She's gonna read it back. 490 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,000 You said, "I was living on the property." 491 00:18:57,066 --> 00:18:59,166 There were only two structures on the property. 492 00:18:59,233 --> 00:19:01,300 The guesthouse and the main. So, just answer the question. 493 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:02,266 Guesthouse, yes. 494 00:19:02,333 --> 00:19:04,300 That's makes it easier, right? 495 00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:05,200 - [Marinda] My [indistinct] - [Judge Judy] Well, then-- 496 00:19:05,266 --> 00:19:07,533 uh, don't speak at all, 497 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,600 'cause it's all coming together. 498 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:10,834 Do you understand? 499 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,633 It's not what is presented in the complaint and the answer. 500 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:15,834 The complaint is about... 501 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:17,000 [Judge Judy] Don't, don't, don't speak. 502 00:19:17,066 --> 00:19:18,133 Okay. 503 00:19:20,967 --> 00:19:24,266 [Judge Judy] This is the way your complaint opens, Ms. Conway. 504 00:19:24,333 --> 00:19:28,967 In April of 2021, my sister, wanted Joseph 505 00:19:29,033 --> 00:19:30,533 to build a shed for her. 506 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,967 She had a main house in a cottage, 507 00:19:33,033 --> 00:19:36,033 so while he did the work, she let Joseph 508 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:38,500 stay in the cottage free of charge, 509 00:19:38,567 --> 00:19:41,100 around the same time in April. 510 00:19:41,166 --> 00:19:42,700 - That's what you swore to. - [Marinda] Uh-hmm. 511 00:19:42,767 --> 00:19:45,166 [Judge Judy] I made an agreement with my sister 512 00:19:45,233 --> 00:19:48,133 to rent the main house in June! 513 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,400 - Now... - [man] [indistinct] 514 00:19:49,467 --> 00:19:51,700 [Judge Judy] ...both of you have acknowledged, 515 00:19:51,767 --> 00:19:55,367 as well as sister that when--according to you, 516 00:19:55,433 --> 00:19:59,166 he moved in in March, they started to have, 517 00:19:59,233 --> 00:20:01,033 according to you and according to them, 518 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:03,900 an intimate relationship, and they were living together 519 00:20:03,967 --> 00:20:05,734 in March in the main house, 520 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,633 that's what you just told me, right? 521 00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:08,734 - [Shani] Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] She can read-- 522 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,700 - uh-huh is not an answer. - Yes. Yes. 523 00:20:10,767 --> 00:20:12,433 [Judge Judy] So, all of this is kinda wrong, 524 00:20:12,500 --> 00:20:13,767 - you understand that? - [Shani] Yes. 525 00:20:13,834 --> 00:20:15,166 Okey-dokey. Good. 526 00:20:15,233 --> 00:20:18,667 I woke up and there was a random girl in my house 527 00:20:18,734 --> 00:20:20,667 at 2:00 in the morning. 528 00:20:20,734 --> 00:20:23,200 I found out she was a friend of Joseph's, 529 00:20:23,266 --> 00:20:24,834 so I told her to leave. 530 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:26,333 Do you know anything about nothing at all? 531 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,133 - Nothing at all. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 532 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,900 At 4:00 AM, Joseph came into my room. 533 00:20:31,967 --> 00:20:34,033 But you were having an intimate relationship within March, 534 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:35,033 - April, May... - [Marinda] I [indistinct] 535 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,333 in the room because I was still mad 536 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,633 about this girl being in there with her nine loads 537 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:39,133 - of laundry and... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 538 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,300 - ...not knowing what she wants. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 539 00:20:40,367 --> 00:20:43,867 He put a gun to my head and said don't ever tell me 540 00:20:43,934 --> 00:20:45,400 who I can have over. 541 00:20:45,467 --> 00:20:49,467 I became uncomfortable living there while Joseph was in the cottage. 542 00:20:49,533 --> 00:20:51,266 Well, that is a bunch of baloney. 543 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:52,433 - He wasn't in the cottage. - [Judge Judy] She was-- 544 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:53,734 of course he wasn't in the cottage 545 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,467 but that's what you say in the complaint. 546 00:20:55,533 --> 00:20:57,533 That's what you say in your complaint. 547 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:58,834 - He wasn't in the cottage. - [Judge Judy] I became 548 00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:00,900 uncomfortable living there, 549 00:21:00,967 --> 00:21:03,934 'cause this is this whole story you made up with your sister. 550 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,333 Because you did try to get a restraining order 551 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:07,266 - against him. - Correct. 552 00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:08,233 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 553 00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:09,734 You did go to court to try 554 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,233 to get a restraining order against him. 555 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:14,967 Now, did you try to get him off the property 556 00:21:15,033 --> 00:21:18,667 before or after your sister went to court 557 00:21:18,734 --> 00:21:20,967 to try to get a restraining order against him? 558 00:21:21,033 --> 00:21:23,333 Did I try to get him removed from the property... 559 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:24,300 - [Judge Judy] Yes. - ...before? 560 00:21:24,367 --> 00:21:25,533 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Yes. 561 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,800 You tried to get him removed from the property 562 00:21:27,867 --> 00:21:31,233 before your sister and the police... 563 00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:32,433 - [Shani] Yes. - [Judge Judy] ...refused 564 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:33,734 to put them off the property. 565 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,433 - That's a yes. - [Shani] Yes. 566 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:39,233 (chuckles) Now, you see it's all coming together? 567 00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:41,100 [announcer] To be continued. 568 00:21:42,867 --> 00:21:44,133 Want justice? 569 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,300 Go to JudyJustice.tv. 570 00:21:51,166 --> 00:21:54,166 [theme music playing]