1 00:00:06,467 --> 00:00:08,734 The man that you hoped to spend the rest of your life with 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:09,900 was being unfaithful. 3 00:00:10,867 --> 00:00:12,633 He had picked up his phone, 4 00:00:12,700 --> 00:00:14,567 so I couldn't see who had messaged him. 5 00:00:16,567 --> 00:00:17,600 Why didn't you leave him? 6 00:00:17,667 --> 00:00:18,700 I wasn't gonna give up. 7 00:00:18,767 --> 00:00:19,900 You had nothing. 8 00:00:19,967 --> 00:00:22,233 You had a guy who's cheating on you. 9 00:00:22,300 --> 00:00:24,266 She's cheated on me so many times. 10 00:00:24,333 --> 00:00:25,333 [Judge DiMango] You see? 11 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,200 What would possess the two of you to not wanna get the hell away from one another? 12 00:00:29,266 --> 00:00:31,934 [announcer] Now on Tribunal Justice. 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,166 ["Ride of the Valkyries" plays] 14 00:00:53,367 --> 00:00:56,633 [announcer] Today's case was filed in Elk River, Minnesota. 15 00:00:57,367 --> 00:00:59,700 Your Honor, this is case number 2043 on the calendar 16 00:00:59,767 --> 00:01:03,467 in the matter of Taylor and Taylor versus Deadrick. 17 00:01:03,533 --> 00:01:04,900 - Thank you, Byrd. - You're welcome, Judge. 18 00:01:04,967 --> 00:01:05,967 Parties have been sworn in. 19 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:07,667 You may be seated. 20 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:12,333 Ms. Taylor, you and the defendant were in a relationship for eight years. 21 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,600 Mr. Taylor, you're also a plaintiff in this case. 22 00:01:15,667 --> 00:01:17,900 Ms. Taylor is your sister and at one point you were living 23 00:01:17,967 --> 00:01:19,967 - in the defendant's home. - Yes, that's correct. 24 00:01:20,033 --> 00:01:22,533 [Judge Acker] So, here's how we got here. 25 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,867 At some point, Ms. Taylor, you and the defendant moved down 26 00:01:25,934 --> 00:01:28,467 to Texas from Minnesota where you'd been living. 27 00:01:28,533 --> 00:01:30,734 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Acker] You rented a storage unit 28 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,333 where you kept a number of your things during this move. 29 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,800 You go down to Texas, things do not go well, 30 00:01:36,866 --> 00:01:39,967 you split up, you get back together, you split up again. 31 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:43,265 You've now maintained that after the last breakup, 32 00:01:43,333 --> 00:01:45,433 the defendant broke into the storage unit 33 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:47,600 and took some things that belong to you. 34 00:01:47,667 --> 00:01:50,866 He's withheld your brother's Chevy Blazer, 35 00:01:50,934 --> 00:01:54,300 and in fact, ma'am, you say that the personal property alone 36 00:01:54,366 --> 00:01:56,265 was worth $12,000 37 00:01:56,333 --> 00:01:58,265 and you're now suing the defendant 38 00:01:58,333 --> 00:02:01,333 for our jurisdictional maximum of $10,000. 39 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,433 Mr. Deadrick, it's your position that, in fact, 40 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:08,800 they were able to get back anything that you still had. 41 00:02:08,866 --> 00:02:11,867 The vehicle, you point out, he basically abandoned, 42 00:02:11,934 --> 00:02:15,734 he left the key there, he didn't come get the car, so the vehicle's towed. 43 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,800 You in fact have a counterclaim 44 00:02:17,867 --> 00:02:19,400 for $10,000 45 00:02:19,466 --> 00:02:21,667 because you maintain that they made 46 00:02:21,734 --> 00:02:24,000 unauthorized credit card purchases 47 00:02:24,066 --> 00:02:25,966 - on your card. - Yes, ma'am. 48 00:02:26,033 --> 00:02:27,567 [Judge Acker] When did you move down to Texas? 49 00:02:27,633 --> 00:02:30,300 In--um, he actually he moved down 50 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:32,433 in June of 2021. 51 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:34,133 We brought the camper down there 52 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,100 so he would be ready to start work. 53 00:02:36,166 --> 00:02:39,367 And I moved down in September of 2021 54 00:02:39,433 --> 00:02:42,200 so I could put stuff in storage and box things up 55 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:45,533 because my son was supposed to rent the house. 56 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,867 And you sir, Mr. Taylor, you stayed in the home 57 00:02:48,934 --> 00:02:51,133 in Minnesota, in the defendant's home, 58 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,466 while the two of them relocated to Texas. 59 00:02:53,533 --> 00:02:54,734 I was the only one there. 60 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,200 So, then there comes a point in Texas 61 00:02:56,266 --> 00:02:59,333 where you see some credit card charges for Tinder 62 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,266 and you confront him about those charges. What happened? 63 00:03:02,333 --> 00:03:04,467 Um, he did tell me 64 00:03:04,533 --> 00:03:07,066 that he would get off the dating app 65 00:03:07,133 --> 00:03:09,767 if I signed the paper and had it notarized 66 00:03:09,834 --> 00:03:13,133 saying if he wanted me to vacate the camper, that I would. 67 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,600 And so I did do that and he did not delete Tinder. 68 00:03:16,667 --> 00:03:19,966 I actually messaged all the women that he was talking to 69 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:21,466 and updated his status 70 00:03:21,533 --> 00:03:23,166 that he should not even be on here, 71 00:03:23,233 --> 00:03:24,734 and I deleted the app for him. 72 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,266 [laughing] 73 00:03:26,333 --> 00:03:29,233 But then, there came a point in time 74 00:03:29,300 --> 00:03:31,433 where you yourself went on the app, 75 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,633 allegedly, to try to track him down 76 00:03:34,700 --> 00:03:36,166 and see what he was up to. 77 00:03:36,233 --> 00:03:38,934 Yes, Your Honor. I created a fake profile. 78 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,433 I put my name as Sarah, 79 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:42,200 pulled a picture from online. 80 00:03:42,266 --> 00:03:43,734 I did not know how that worked, 81 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,433 I asked my oldest, um, child, 82 00:03:47,500 --> 00:03:50,400 and she told me how it worked that I can set the radius, 83 00:03:50,466 --> 00:03:52,333 so every time he went on there 84 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,333 and I put it for like a ten-mile radius, 85 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,700 it would pop up that he was on Tinder. 86 00:03:56,767 --> 00:03:59,100 I'm not saying this to poke fun at you, 87 00:03:59,166 --> 00:04:01,967 but doesn't it feel weird having to explain 88 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:03,834 that you have to talk to your child 89 00:04:03,900 --> 00:04:06,467 about how to track your partner on Tinder? 90 00:04:06,533 --> 00:04:08,000 Isn't that a little backward? 91 00:04:08,066 --> 00:04:11,133 Yes, it was very heartbreaking and I felt, um-- 92 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,700 I felt very belittled and I shouldn't have to do that with my partner. 93 00:04:14,767 --> 00:04:16,834 I should trust him and I didn't. 94 00:04:16,899 --> 00:04:18,266 - [Judge Acker] True, sir? - Ma'am, 95 00:04:18,332 --> 00:04:19,867 um, the way it actually worked, 96 00:04:19,934 --> 00:04:23,033 I asked her to see her cell phone before I even moved down to Texas, 97 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:24,867 and she held on to it like a gold nugget, 98 00:04:24,934 --> 00:04:26,633 would not let me see it. 99 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:29,834 Um, later on, she tells me that she was talking 100 00:04:29,900 --> 00:04:31,900 to a schoolmate of hers, 101 00:04:31,967 --> 00:04:37,367 and I've heard a, um, voicemail on her phone from him, 102 00:04:37,433 --> 00:04:41,066 um, stating some very, um, intimate things 103 00:04:41,133 --> 00:04:42,967 about massages and whatever. 104 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:45,700 That's when I made her sign the paper-- 105 00:04:45,767 --> 00:04:48,600 actually, before I made her sign the paper, I told her I was on Tinder. 106 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:50,433 So, you get back together 107 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:54,332 after all of the Tinder shenanigans. 108 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,734 And then, there turns out to be a physical altercation 109 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,233 that takes place in April. 110 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:00,934 - What happened in April? - Yes, ma'am. 111 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,066 Um, that was--um, he was talking about looking at my phone 112 00:05:04,133 --> 00:05:07,500 and he had picked up his phone and he held it down 113 00:05:07,567 --> 00:05:09,633 so I couldn't see who had messaged him. 114 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:12,400 Um, he tried to force me out of the camper. 115 00:05:12,467 --> 00:05:14,367 In doing so, I had several bruises. 116 00:05:14,433 --> 00:05:16,800 I called the cops because he was not gonna let me 117 00:05:16,867 --> 00:05:19,300 take my possessions out of the camper. 118 00:05:19,367 --> 00:05:23,667 So, the cops did come and let me grab all of my possessions, 119 00:05:23,734 --> 00:05:26,700 and then I left and went to my friend's house. 120 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:29,332 May we see pictures of the bruises, please? 121 00:05:30,266 --> 00:05:32,400 Sir, was there a physical altercation 122 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:34,266 where you grabbed her, resulting in this? 123 00:05:34,332 --> 00:05:36,467 Ma'am, the physical altercation was, 124 00:05:36,533 --> 00:05:38,133 I was trying to get her out the door. 125 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,033 I was trying to push her out the door. 126 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:43,433 She created the bruises by blocking herself 127 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:45,266 so she couldn't be pushed out the door. 128 00:05:45,332 --> 00:05:46,900 [Judge Acker] So, this is in April. 129 00:05:46,967 --> 00:05:48,834 Are you in Texas at this point 130 00:05:48,900 --> 00:05:50,867 or have you moved back to Minnesota? 131 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:52,867 I currently still reside in Texas, yes, ma'am. 132 00:05:52,933 --> 00:05:54,600 - [Judge Acker] So, you're still in Texas? - Yes. 133 00:05:54,667 --> 00:05:58,233 When do you first advise law enforcement of your contention 134 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:01,533 that he's withheld or stolen some of your property? 135 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,400 I believe it was January of 2023. 136 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:07,266 And I have the report as well. 137 00:06:07,333 --> 00:06:08,333 [Judge Acker] I have the report. 138 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,233 And, Mr. Taylor, you maintain 139 00:06:10,300 --> 00:06:13,433 that the defendant evicted you from the home at some point. 140 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:14,734 When did he evict you? 141 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,332 I don't know the exact date. 142 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,266 That was the beginning of this year. 143 00:06:19,332 --> 00:06:21,400 I was out the time he told me, 144 00:06:21,467 --> 00:06:23,100 and then he calls me the next month, 145 00:06:23,166 --> 00:06:24,967 middle of the month, and says, uh, 146 00:06:25,033 --> 00:06:26,867 "Hey, do you got the rest of that rent money?" 147 00:06:26,934 --> 00:06:28,300 I go, "I've been-- where do you think I've been? 148 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:30,332 I've been out a month. Just like you told me to." 149 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,700 When you moved out, did you leave your vehicles there? 150 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:36,200 I left the Blazer there, he told me, "Hey, no problem, no problem." 151 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:38,400 And I--that's why I left the keys in it. 152 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:40,967 [Judge Acker] So, what you need to show me on that front, 153 00:06:41,033 --> 00:06:45,100 you need to prove that he had a responsibility to maintain this car. 154 00:06:45,166 --> 00:06:46,600 When did you have the car towed? 155 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:50,133 How many months after Mr. Taylor moved out? 156 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,200 Uh, approximately seven months. 157 00:06:52,266 --> 00:06:55,133 [Judge Acker] So, your property was there for seven months, 158 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,567 you knew things were bad between him and your sister... 159 00:06:57,633 --> 00:06:59,700 I was told I can't be on his property. 160 00:06:59,767 --> 00:07:01,000 - He told the sheriff that. - [Judge Acker] So, get it towed. 161 00:07:01,066 --> 00:07:03,967 You get it towed to where you are. It's not that complicated. 162 00:07:04,033 --> 00:07:07,433 Now, I wanna talk about the items that you maintain 163 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:10,433 the defendant stole from the storage facility 164 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:12,300 because at one point, ma'am, 165 00:07:12,367 --> 00:07:14,166 and I'd like to pull up the police report... 166 00:07:14,233 --> 00:07:16,900 Ma'am, can I say something just to interrupt for a second? 167 00:07:16,967 --> 00:07:18,133 I don't love being interrupted, 168 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,133 but since I'm looking for something, I'll let you take it. 169 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:22,533 - I'm sorry. - Take your shot. 170 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,467 Originally, the storage unit was in my name. 171 00:07:25,533 --> 00:07:27,700 She took over the payments 172 00:07:27,767 --> 00:07:30,166 after I moved back home. 173 00:07:30,233 --> 00:07:32,166 I still had some of my stuff in there too. 174 00:07:32,233 --> 00:07:33,500 It was our storage unit. 175 00:07:33,567 --> 00:07:35,367 And you told the police officers that you took 176 00:07:35,433 --> 00:07:36,933 some things that belong to you. 177 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,867 - And in fact, did you still have a key? - Yes, ma'am. 178 00:07:38,933 --> 00:07:40,500 [Judge Acker] You still had a key. That was something 179 00:07:40,567 --> 00:07:42,633 that I found interesting about your complaint, ma'am, 180 00:07:42,700 --> 00:07:46,800 because you said he used his key to break in. 181 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:50,066 He didn't use the key to break in, he used the key to turn the lock 182 00:07:50,133 --> 00:07:51,600 and go in and get some of his stuff. 183 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:52,900 - Correct, Your Honor. - [Judge Acker] So, there was no break-in. 184 00:07:52,967 --> 00:07:56,933 Well, he had two filing cabinets and a grill in there. 185 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,600 And in turn, he took out my antique bedroom set... 186 00:07:59,667 --> 00:08:00,800 [Judge Acker] You don't know that. 187 00:08:00,867 --> 00:08:02,166 - You gotta prove that. - I know that. 188 00:08:02,233 --> 00:08:03,367 [Judge Acker] And we're gonna get to that. 189 00:08:03,433 --> 00:08:05,300 So, were you raising your hand to tell me 190 00:08:05,367 --> 00:08:07,333 that you saw him with your own eyes 191 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,967 - remove the bedroom set? - I've seen him carry it up to his bedroom 192 00:08:10,033 --> 00:08:13,000 and I asked him about it and he said, "That's the way it's gonna be." 193 00:08:13,066 --> 00:08:14,800 [Judge Acker] Because you were still living in the home at the time? 194 00:08:14,867 --> 00:08:15,867 Yes, I was. 195 00:08:15,934 --> 00:08:17,166 [Judge Acker] There were two bedroom sets. 196 00:08:17,233 --> 00:08:18,500 - And did you take both of them? - [James] Yes, ma'am. 197 00:08:18,567 --> 00:08:20,332 - You did take her bedroom set? - Yes, ma'am. 198 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:21,533 [Judge Acker] What'd you do with it? 199 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,266 Um, well, the one that I bought, she has back, 200 00:08:25,332 --> 00:08:27,367 and then the other one I still have. 201 00:08:27,433 --> 00:08:28,767 That's a curious new fact. 202 00:08:28,834 --> 00:08:30,834 But I wanna move onto a couple of other points 203 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:33,299 because June 2023, 204 00:08:33,366 --> 00:08:36,967 ma'am, this is several months after your initial report 205 00:08:37,033 --> 00:08:38,667 - to law enforcement. - Yes, Your Honor. 206 00:08:38,734 --> 00:08:41,600 The police officers made arrangements 207 00:08:41,667 --> 00:08:44,734 for your items to be left at the end of the driveway at the home, 208 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,433 - did they not? - Yes, Your Honor. 209 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:48,667 He--um, I had spoken with him, 210 00:08:48,734 --> 00:08:53,133 um, and he had left what items he wanted to, 211 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,200 including to be my dad's ashes at the end of the driveway. 212 00:08:56,266 --> 00:08:58,266 [Judge Acker] So you were able to get some items, 213 00:08:58,333 --> 00:09:00,533 and then there's another point in time-- 214 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:05,166 um, can we put up the text exchange with the plaintiff 215 00:09:05,233 --> 00:09:07,166 and one of the defendant's tenants? 216 00:09:07,233 --> 00:09:10,133 Because you were getting a lot of help getting your items. 217 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,567 There were was someone living in the house who had permission to be there. 218 00:09:13,633 --> 00:09:17,467 And she was taking pictures, showing you, "Is this yours? Is that yours? 219 00:09:17,533 --> 00:09:19,533 Let me go check this room." 220 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,433 Uh, she was really helping facilitate your ability 221 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,967 to retrieve whatever was left of yours, wasn't she? 222 00:09:26,033 --> 00:09:31,500 Yes, Your Honor. Um, she was-- um, he had told her to dispose of my items 223 00:09:31,567 --> 00:09:32,967 - and... - [Judge Acker] Okay, but she didn't? 224 00:09:33,033 --> 00:09:34,533 - Correct. She said... - She was being really, really helpful 225 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,967 where you were allowed to get your things, 226 00:09:37,033 --> 00:09:39,000 - and it was painstaking. - Yes, Your Honor. 227 00:09:39,066 --> 00:09:43,867 So my confusion is, one, what's left? 228 00:09:43,934 --> 00:09:48,233 And for you, sir, you had many, many opportunities to retrieve your vehicles. 229 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:50,000 So I don't know if we're here in court now 230 00:09:50,066 --> 00:09:51,900 so you all can continue to act out 231 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:54,867 what seems to be a pretty dysfunctional relationship drama. 232 00:09:54,934 --> 00:09:56,266 - Judge DiMango? - I just wanna put him on the... 233 00:09:56,333 --> 00:09:58,800 Yeah. You know, I'm gonna start 234 00:09:58,867 --> 00:10:02,300 with this whole thing about the profile, the lying, the cheating. 235 00:10:02,367 --> 00:10:05,400 See, the problem that you have is-- first of all, how old are you? 236 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:06,867 I'm 52 years old. 237 00:10:06,934 --> 00:10:07,934 [Judge DiMango] And how old are you? 238 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,200 - Fifty-two. - [Judge DiMango] Okay. 239 00:10:09,266 --> 00:10:12,400 So you stand there, a 52-year-old woman, 240 00:10:12,467 --> 00:10:15,033 and you tell this to three other adults 241 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:20,834 as though this is normal, natural, healthy behavior, 242 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:24,700 that going through a man's phone, you're checking everything he does. 243 00:10:24,767 --> 00:10:26,500 You know, "Who messaged? Who's he talking to? 244 00:10:26,567 --> 00:10:28,900 Maybe he's talking to her, maybe he's not talking to her? 245 00:10:28,967 --> 00:10:31,000 Maybe he doesn't love me." No, he doesn't love you. 246 00:10:31,066 --> 00:10:33,200 But you're looking for reasons to believe he does. 247 00:10:33,266 --> 00:10:35,734 He's not gonna do, "I'm gonna sign a document 248 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,934 so that I won't look at his phone anymore." 249 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Do you hear the absurdity in that? 250 00:10:40,066 --> 00:10:41,367 No, you don't. 251 00:10:41,433 --> 00:10:43,867 And then she looks at your phone and she doesn't wanna leave 252 00:10:43,934 --> 00:10:45,600 because the reason she's looking at your phone 253 00:10:45,667 --> 00:10:47,600 is because she doesn't wanna break up with you. 254 00:10:47,667 --> 00:10:49,633 Ma'am, she's cheated on me so many times. 255 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:50,834 - It's unbelievable... - [Judge DiMango] You see? 256 00:10:50,934 --> 00:10:53,066 This is exactly what I'm talking about. 257 00:10:53,133 --> 00:10:55,233 So what if she's cheating? So leave her! 258 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:56,433 I did. 259 00:10:56,500 --> 00:10:59,066 But after how long? Signing papers. 260 00:10:59,133 --> 00:11:00,633 Why didn't you leave him? 261 00:11:02,233 --> 00:11:04,567 [announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice. 262 00:11:04,633 --> 00:11:09,100 Mr. Deadrick, would you agree that over the course of the last 20 years, 263 00:11:09,166 --> 00:11:11,834 you've had a very bad relationship with alcohol? 264 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:14,066 [dramatic musical sting] 265 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:17,834 [theme music plays] 266 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:19,533 [announcer] Candice Taylor and brother Anthony 267 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,834 are suing James Deadrick for $10,000. 268 00:11:22,900 --> 00:11:26,333 Candice claims after catching her boyfriend James on Tinder, 269 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,133 he kicked her out, threw her belongings away, 270 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,800 and had Anthony's vehicle towed. 271 00:11:31,867 --> 00:11:36,900 But James says he gave them plenty of time to collect their belongings and leave. 272 00:11:36,967 --> 00:11:38,100 Why didn't you leave him? 273 00:11:38,165 --> 00:11:40,000 I wasn't gonna give up because I did love him. 274 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:41,400 - [Judge DiMango] Give up? - We had a lot together. 275 00:11:41,467 --> 00:11:44,934 [Judge DiMango] You had nothing! You had a guy who's cheating on you. 276 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,200 So now, you. You leave this truck at the house. 277 00:11:48,266 --> 00:11:50,433 What are you hoping he does with your truck? 278 00:11:51,133 --> 00:11:52,567 I was gonna eventually get it. 279 00:11:52,633 --> 00:11:54,433 [Judge DiMango] Eventually when? Three years? 280 00:11:54,500 --> 00:11:55,633 - That's what--maybe it was three years. - [Anthony] No, it wasn't-- 281 00:11:55,700 --> 00:11:56,867 - it wasn't that long. - How does he know? 282 00:11:56,934 --> 00:11:59,266 It was probably like four months after that. 283 00:11:59,333 --> 00:12:01,533 - But it wasn't four months, wasn't it? - Well, in the winter-- 284 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,967 it's winter, we got a lot of snow last year. 285 00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:05,900 - And I couldn't just get the vehicle. - [Judge DiMango] But do you hear-- 286 00:12:05,967 --> 00:12:08,567 you and your sister were definitely cut from the same two parents. 287 00:12:08,633 --> 00:12:11,600 You are saying the same thing. 288 00:12:11,667 --> 00:12:14,633 "I was gonna get it out in four months. But then we had a bad winter. 289 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:16,667 And then we this." And what is he supposed to do? 290 00:12:16,734 --> 00:12:18,567 Keep this thing on his property the whole time? 291 00:12:18,633 --> 00:12:19,934 [Anthony] No. You're right, Your Honor. 292 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,667 I guess he could do whatever he wants with it. 293 00:12:21,734 --> 00:12:23,200 [Judge DiMango] And he did. He had it towed. 294 00:12:23,266 --> 00:12:25,000 Your Honor, I had it towed 295 00:12:25,066 --> 00:12:27,266 because it was-- I was leaving for Colorado. 296 00:12:27,333 --> 00:12:28,967 I told him at any point in time 297 00:12:29,033 --> 00:12:31,266 if they want to come and get their stuff, they come and get it 298 00:12:31,333 --> 00:12:32,700 but they blocked me, Your Honor. 299 00:12:32,767 --> 00:12:35,033 They--I couldn't get ahold of them. I couldn't--nothing. 300 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:36,600 - And I... - [Judge DiMango] Did you block him? 301 00:12:36,667 --> 00:12:38,633 Yes, Your Honor, because he posted actually 302 00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:42,433 on my LinkedIn professional page something very nasty 303 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:45,633 and I didn't even know until I got a message from LinkedIn 304 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:47,100 that said I needed to remove the message, 305 00:12:47,165 --> 00:12:50,200 so I just deleted the whole account. 306 00:12:50,266 --> 00:12:54,667 But I'm not a fan of his, um, [bleep] words or calling me... 307 00:12:54,734 --> 00:12:55,867 - [Judge DiMango] Uh-hmm. - ... different things 308 00:12:55,934 --> 00:12:57,367 - and I said some... - [Judge DiMango] Well, it's about time 309 00:12:57,433 --> 00:12:58,800 you stood up for yourself in some way. 310 00:12:58,867 --> 00:13:01,500 So let me now ask you, you have one bedroom set. 311 00:13:01,567 --> 00:13:03,033 - Yes, ma'am. - He does have the antique one. 312 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:04,567 - You have the antique one. - It's not. It's... 313 00:13:04,633 --> 00:13:05,867 Whose was it first? 314 00:13:05,934 --> 00:13:07,200 It was Candice's. 315 00:13:07,266 --> 00:13:08,767 [Judge DiMango] You keep hers. Why? 316 00:13:08,834 --> 00:13:11,300 Because you're spiteful, nasty people. 317 00:13:11,367 --> 00:13:14,400 Let's go to the next thing. What about this jewelry box? 318 00:13:14,467 --> 00:13:15,467 [Anthony] Jewelry box. 319 00:13:15,533 --> 00:13:16,767 [Judge DiMango] Did he take the jewelry box? 320 00:13:16,834 --> 00:13:18,533 - Did he take your jewelry box? - Yes, Your Honor. 321 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,066 It was in the storage unit with, like, my grandma's-- 322 00:13:21,133 --> 00:13:23,734 great grandmother's cameo and stuff in it. 323 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,867 Yeah, by the way, you valued that cameo at about $400. 324 00:13:25,934 --> 00:13:28,066 I remember looking at it. They're not worth that kind of money. 325 00:13:28,133 --> 00:13:29,500 - Take my word for it. - [Candice] And--Your Honor, 326 00:13:29,567 --> 00:13:30,834 it has more sentimental value, 327 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:32,333 - the stuff that I want back. - Well, you placed everything you had here 328 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:33,533 was sentimental value. 329 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:38,667 You placed a hundred, 200, $300 values on property that aren't worth $25. 330 00:13:38,734 --> 00:13:40,433 Where's the cameo? Where are all those things? 331 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:41,834 [James] Your Honor, I have no idea. 332 00:13:41,900 --> 00:13:45,200 A lot of this stemmed from when we were down in Texas 333 00:13:45,266 --> 00:13:46,266 - and she... - [Judge DiMango] Yes. 334 00:13:46,333 --> 00:13:49,066 ... she accused me of being on Tinder and I wasn't on Tinder. 335 00:13:49,133 --> 00:13:51,200 Oh, stop it. You probably were both on Tinder. 336 00:13:51,266 --> 00:13:52,367 No, no. I don't wanna hear it. 337 00:13:52,433 --> 00:13:55,367 If you're that crazy that you think that everything he does 338 00:13:55,433 --> 00:13:56,967 is because he's got another girlfriend, 339 00:13:57,033 --> 00:13:59,000 then you get help and get away from him. 340 00:13:59,066 --> 00:14:02,133 And if you are doing that, then get help and get away from her. 341 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,900 With that, I'm gonna give you all to Judge Levy. 342 00:14:04,967 --> 00:14:07,600 All right. Mr. Taylor, let's start with your truck 343 00:14:07,667 --> 00:14:08,934 because I think that that's the easiest 344 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,867 in addition to what has already been said by Judge Acker and Judge DiMango. 345 00:14:12,934 --> 00:14:14,400 You left your property someplace, 346 00:14:14,467 --> 00:14:16,567 you know, where you live in Minnesota more than 30 days. 347 00:14:16,633 --> 00:14:18,300 - He can do anything he wants with it. - Correct. 348 00:14:18,367 --> 00:14:20,800 [Judge Levy] But more importantly is that you provided us 349 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:23,467 with the title to that vehicle to show ownership 350 00:14:23,533 --> 00:14:27,166 to say that you have a right to sue and request the value of that car, 351 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:28,767 - and here it is. - Yup. 352 00:14:28,834 --> 00:14:31,867 And this says that the owner is a guy named Corlan. 353 00:14:31,934 --> 00:14:33,266 - [Anthony] That's right. - [Judge Levy] That's not you? 354 00:14:33,333 --> 00:14:34,500 [Anthony] No. That's who I bought it from. 355 00:14:34,567 --> 00:14:37,767 Okay. So legally, you cannot prove 356 00:14:37,834 --> 00:14:40,934 that you are the rightful owner of that vehicle. 357 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,700 So your claim for the value of that vehicle as far as I'm concerned, 358 00:14:44,767 --> 00:14:46,600 based upon the lack of proof is gone. 359 00:14:46,667 --> 00:14:50,066 Your Honor, I did not know that they towed, um, on the 27th. 360 00:14:50,133 --> 00:14:52,266 He was e-served on the 26th 361 00:14:52,333 --> 00:14:56,734 and I did not know until with help of the tenant 362 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,266 of finding out which towing company, 363 00:14:59,333 --> 00:15:01,734 so I actually had to call them. 364 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,166 And they auctioned it off. They only hold it so long. 365 00:15:04,233 --> 00:15:06,166 Okay. That kinda makes sense. 366 00:15:06,233 --> 00:15:10,300 But what doesn't make sense is this spreadsheet of yours. 367 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:12,600 Again, I just wanna put this in perspective. 368 00:15:12,667 --> 00:15:14,400 I wanna put this in a timeline. 369 00:15:14,467 --> 00:15:16,567 So you're getting ready to leave 370 00:15:16,633 --> 00:15:19,266 - down to Texas. - Yes, Your Honor. 371 00:15:19,333 --> 00:15:20,800 [Judge Levy] And while you're in Texas, 372 00:15:20,867 --> 00:15:23,100 the man that you hoped to spend the rest of your life with 373 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:24,166 was being unfaithful. 374 00:15:24,233 --> 00:15:26,600 I'm not saying whether it's true. That's just her mindset. 375 00:15:26,667 --> 00:15:28,300 - You follow? - Yes. 376 00:15:28,367 --> 00:15:30,266 [Judge Levy] Listen, you may have been hopeful, 377 00:15:30,333 --> 00:15:32,667 but my sense is that you kinda knew they were over. 378 00:15:32,734 --> 00:15:36,333 When he's trying to shove you out the door in April of 2023 379 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,900 and he's trying to shove you out and you're trying to stay in, 380 00:15:39,967 --> 00:15:42,567 right, that's what was going on, right? 381 00:15:42,633 --> 00:15:44,700 - That was over. - Yes, Your Honor. 382 00:15:44,767 --> 00:15:47,066 [Judge Levy] So now that's where you are down in Texas. 383 00:15:47,533 --> 00:15:50,233 You have a storage facility in Minnesota 384 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:52,033 that has, according to you, 385 00:15:52,100 --> 00:15:56,533 the most sentimental items on the planet. 386 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,200 We're talking about ashes. Whose ashes? 387 00:16:00,266 --> 00:16:02,900 - My dad's. - [Judge Levy] Your father's--hold on. 388 00:16:02,967 --> 00:16:05,266 A priceless antique chair, 389 00:16:05,333 --> 00:16:07,967 a priceless antique foot stool. 390 00:16:08,033 --> 00:16:10,400 My mom sat in the chair, used it when she was really sick. 391 00:16:10,467 --> 00:16:12,300 These were really important to you. 392 00:16:12,367 --> 00:16:15,266 But you would agree that you had over a year 393 00:16:15,333 --> 00:16:17,834 to ask your brother while he was up here to get those items 394 00:16:17,900 --> 00:16:20,633 and you made absolutely zero effort to do that. 395 00:16:20,700 --> 00:16:21,700 You could have taken anything you wanted. 396 00:16:21,767 --> 00:16:23,200 I didn't know what was happening down there at all. 397 00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:26,300 Did you tell your brother that he got physical with you down in Texas? 398 00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:29,233 He did not know anything. I did not elaborate that to anyone. 399 00:16:29,300 --> 00:16:30,533 Hold on. How come you didn't tell him? 400 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,165 Because it was embarrassing. 401 00:16:32,233 --> 00:16:33,600 [Judge Levy] Okay. And that's consistent 402 00:16:33,667 --> 00:16:35,467 with women who've gone through that as you have. 403 00:16:35,533 --> 00:16:39,033 Mr. Deadrick, the incident in April of 2023 404 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:42,000 when you were shoving her out the door, had you been drinking that day? 405 00:16:42,567 --> 00:16:44,000 I don't remember if I was or not. 406 00:16:44,066 --> 00:16:45,400 - I don't believe I was. - [Judge Levy] Was he drinking that day? 407 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:46,633 - Yes, Your Honor. - It was fairly early in the day. 408 00:16:46,700 --> 00:16:49,500 [Judge Levy] It makes sense. And I'm sorry that you had to go through that. 409 00:16:49,567 --> 00:16:50,767 But people when they drink, 410 00:16:50,834 --> 00:16:53,433 they do things that they wouldn't do if they weren't drinking. 411 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:55,100 - And you know that. - Yes, Your Honor. 412 00:16:55,165 --> 00:16:57,033 [Judge Levy] Mr. Deadrick, would you agree 413 00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:00,967 that you've had a very bad relationship with alcohol? 414 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,032 Uh, yeah. 415 00:17:04,099 --> 00:17:06,633 You really had to think about that? Really? 416 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:08,599 Since then, Your Honor, I've quit drinking. 417 00:17:08,666 --> 00:17:10,300 That's why I paused. 418 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,032 I didn't ask you that. 419 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:15,800 [announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice. 420 00:17:15,867 --> 00:17:18,633 Your Honor, the bedroom set that he has, 421 00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:22,266 my mom's Bible and my dad's journal were in the nightstand of that thing 422 00:17:22,333 --> 00:17:25,700 and I need my mom's Bible and my dad's journal back. 423 00:17:25,767 --> 00:17:27,567 [dramatic musical sting] 424 00:17:29,533 --> 00:17:31,200 [theme music plays] 425 00:17:31,266 --> 00:17:33,166 [announcer] After a messy breakup, 426 00:17:33,233 --> 00:17:34,667 Candice Taylor and her brother 427 00:17:34,734 --> 00:17:37,200 are suing former boyfriend James Deadrick 428 00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:41,400 for throwing away personal property and towing their vehicle. 429 00:17:41,467 --> 00:17:44,066 But James claims they have retrieved everything 430 00:17:44,133 --> 00:17:46,066 and he owes them nothing. 431 00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:48,533 For you, Mr. Deadrick, you also have a counterclaim here, 432 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:49,934 - don't you? - Yes, Your Honor. 433 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,433 [Judge Levy] And that $10,000 counterclaim 434 00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:55,567 is based upon credit card receipts that you supplied us with, right, 435 00:17:55,633 --> 00:17:58,367 that the plaintiffs here used over a period of time? 436 00:17:58,433 --> 00:17:59,467 Yes, Your Honor. 437 00:17:59,533 --> 00:18:02,500 Credit card statements provided by you, Mr. Deadrick, 438 00:18:02,567 --> 00:18:05,867 were from March 2020 to November 2021. 439 00:18:05,934 --> 00:18:07,367 It was exhibits one through seven. 440 00:18:07,834 --> 00:18:11,900 But you guys were still together all the way up until November of 2021. 441 00:18:11,967 --> 00:18:13,400 - Correct, Your Honor. - Yes, Your Honor. 442 00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,066 [Judge Levy] So credit card charges 443 00:18:15,133 --> 00:18:18,700 that she was making on that card were being made 444 00:18:18,767 --> 00:18:22,066 while the two of you were living, may not be in bliss, 445 00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:24,266 but it was most certainly as a family unit. 446 00:18:24,333 --> 00:18:25,967 - Yes, Your Honor. - [Judge Levy] I have nothing further. 447 00:18:26,033 --> 00:18:27,033 Thank you. 448 00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:31,467 I'm gonna leave you with this on your case-in-chief. 449 00:18:31,533 --> 00:18:36,133 There's evidence that either through the efforts of law enforcement 450 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,000 or through the efforts of his tenant, 451 00:18:38,066 --> 00:18:40,266 you were able to retrieve a number of items. 452 00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:41,633 - Yes, Your Honor. - Your Honor... 453 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:44,333 [Judge Acker] He only says that he has the bedroom set 454 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,934 and I don't know how you're gonna prove the rest 455 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,633 given that there was access that you had 456 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:53,300 either directly or through the help of others 457 00:18:53,367 --> 00:18:56,467 to get things that you maintain were still there. 458 00:18:56,533 --> 00:19:01,100 So I'll let you have the last word with respect to your case-in-chief. 459 00:19:01,166 --> 00:19:05,100 Your Honor, the bedroom set that he has is actually an antique. 460 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:08,100 I paid $450 for the bed set, 461 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:10,767 um, but my mom's Bible and my dad's journal 462 00:19:10,834 --> 00:19:12,233 were in the nightstand of that thing 463 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:14,600 and those are two items-- he can keep the bedroom set. 464 00:19:14,667 --> 00:19:16,033 I'm not gonna fight over a bedroom set. 465 00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:19,100 I need my mom's Bible and my dad's journal back. 466 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:20,900 There's nothing in the nightstand, Your Honor. 467 00:19:20,967 --> 00:19:24,367 How could one reasonably believe that from you, sir, 468 00:19:24,433 --> 00:19:26,200 when in your answer, you first said, 469 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,333 "I don't have anything. I just took my stuff"? 470 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,934 And then in court today, you changed your position 471 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,200 and you said, "Oh, well, I took some of the stuff." 472 00:19:35,266 --> 00:19:37,533 And it was clear that you had some of her property 473 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,400 because your tenant was helping her 474 00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:43,200 and your tenant was in fact pointing out that you were being a little difficult 475 00:19:43,266 --> 00:19:44,633 and she wanted to help her. 476 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:46,066 [James] I--like I said before, Your Honor, 477 00:19:46,133 --> 00:19:48,467 I told them that they could come and get anything they wanted to 478 00:19:48,533 --> 00:19:50,867 as long as she was there and I was there. 479 00:19:50,934 --> 00:19:52,467 [Judge Acker] I don't have anything further. 480 00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:54,333 We're gonna retire to deliberate. 481 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,033 - Thank you. - [Byrd] Court now stands in recess. 482 00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:57,467 Parties are excused. 483 00:19:57,533 --> 00:20:00,500 [dramatic musical sting] 484 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:05,867 Let's first start with Mr. Taylor's claim, plaintiff two. 485 00:20:06,333 --> 00:20:09,567 Putting aside the title questions that you pointed out, Adam, 486 00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:13,333 you can't leave a vehicle in somebody's property for seven months 487 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,333 and then expect to then sue them for it when they finally get it towed. 488 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,133 And then he doesn't even have title to it, so that's easy to dismiss. 489 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:22,900 With respect to her claim, 490 00:20:22,967 --> 00:20:26,400 I'm sure, and he admitted that he took some stuff, 491 00:20:26,467 --> 00:20:29,433 but we also know that she had many opportunities 492 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:33,367 and much access to retrieve things that were important. 493 00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:34,834 I love the point you made, Adam, 494 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,734 like, "Here are these things that are so dear and meaningful 495 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,333 but you're just gonna let them sit in a storage facility?" 496 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,767 Especially knowing that the relationship is crumbling 497 00:20:43,834 --> 00:20:47,700 and that she could be tossed out on her ear at any time, 498 00:20:47,767 --> 00:20:49,266 not to take any action. 499 00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:51,300 I just found that to be a little inconsistent with common sense. 500 00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:53,033 Yeah, he's, like, trying to get her out. 501 00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,400 He's literally pushing her out of the door. 502 00:20:54,467 --> 00:20:56,333 - I know. And she tried to stay. - Yeah, he's trying to push her out. 503 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,066 See, you don't understand love, Adam. 504 00:20:58,133 --> 00:20:59,600 - That is your problem. - Well, unfortunately, 505 00:20:59,667 --> 00:21:01,333 you know, that's all part of a DV, 506 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,200 you know, syndrome where she's just used to this behavior. 507 00:21:04,266 --> 00:21:08,100 But back to your point, how long is he supposed to keep the stuff? 508 00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:10,633 That's why the law where they are in Minnesota says 30 days. 509 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:14,066 I don't see that she's proven her burden, so I would dismiss her as well. 510 00:21:14,133 --> 00:21:19,033 His counterclaim strikes me as a real tit for tat action. 511 00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,834 I mean, he can't prove that they took anything from him either. 512 00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:23,166 Well, with all the charges that are on there, 513 00:21:23,233 --> 00:21:24,600 there's no way to actually say 514 00:21:24,667 --> 00:21:26,400 whether or not they're her charges or not. 515 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:29,834 But to address all of your points, the abandoned vehicle, 516 00:21:29,900 --> 00:21:31,567 the bottom line is, there was no agreement 517 00:21:31,633 --> 00:21:34,934 that that vehicle would remain on that property indefinitely. 518 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,567 So he had it towed. 519 00:21:36,633 --> 00:21:38,633 With regard to the plaintiff's property, 520 00:21:38,700 --> 00:21:40,667 clearly the things that she was asking for, 521 00:21:40,734 --> 00:21:42,900 she was placing much more of a sentimental value on 522 00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:44,533 than an actual value. 523 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,333 And there's no reason for us to believe 524 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:51,300 that her most sentimental, sensitive items were left in a storage facility. 525 00:21:51,367 --> 00:21:56,033 His counterclaim is also fraught with non-provable items and issues. 526 00:21:56,100 --> 00:22:01,233 And so for me, their claims are all awash and I wanna dismiss everything. 527 00:22:01,300 --> 00:22:02,500 So I think dismissing 528 00:22:02,567 --> 00:22:03,567 - is the only way to go here. - So we're unanimous? 529 00:22:03,633 --> 00:22:05,133 - Yeah. - Uh-hmm. 530 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,734 [dramatic musical sting] 531 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:08,934 [Byrd] Court is back in session. 532 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,100 Parties are reminded you're still under oath. 533 00:22:11,166 --> 00:22:12,266 - Thank you, Byrd. - [Byrd] Uh-hmm. 534 00:22:12,333 --> 00:22:15,200 We've deliberated and we've reached a unanimous verdict. 535 00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:17,467 Kinda tell at the beginning of the case 536 00:22:17,533 --> 00:22:21,100 that there's a lot going on between the two of you, a lot. 537 00:22:21,166 --> 00:22:23,834 A lot of love, a lot of dysfunction. 538 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:26,600 But none of those components measure up 539 00:22:26,667 --> 00:22:30,300 to meeting your burden of proof in a legal case. 540 00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:31,867 I'm gonna start with you, sir. 541 00:22:31,934 --> 00:22:34,867 We are unanimous in dismissing your counterclaim. 542 00:22:34,934 --> 00:22:37,633 You know, it's not enough to simply show us receipts. 543 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:40,367 There's no evidence of any unauthorized purchases. 544 00:22:40,433 --> 00:22:43,667 You lived together. You were a household. 545 00:22:43,734 --> 00:22:46,300 You haven't made your burden, so we're dismissing that. 546 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:49,033 As to your joint complaint between the two of you, 547 00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:51,633 with respect to the vehicle, sir, you don't own it. 548 00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:53,300 You certainly can't sue for it. 549 00:22:53,367 --> 00:22:55,567 And by the way, even if you did own it, 550 00:22:55,633 --> 00:22:59,367 you can't leave property at someone else's home for seven months 551 00:22:59,433 --> 00:23:01,533 and then expect them to be caretakers. 552 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,400 He had no obligation to do that. 553 00:23:03,467 --> 00:23:06,700 He was perfectly within his rights in having it towed. 554 00:23:06,767 --> 00:23:08,400 So we're dismissing your complaint. 555 00:23:08,467 --> 00:23:12,133 And, ma'am, your inventory was just unreliable. 556 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,834 And given the access that you had to the property, 557 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:18,567 given the opportunity that you had to retrieve your items, 558 00:23:18,633 --> 00:23:21,333 we just don't think that you have met your burden 559 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,700 and we have no basis for making any judgment 560 00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:26,400 on behalf of either of you in this case. 561 00:23:26,467 --> 00:23:28,633 Your lawsuits are dismissed. Good luck to all of you. 562 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:29,967 [gavel bangs] 563 00:23:30,033 --> 00:23:31,166 Court has now concluded. 564 00:23:31,233 --> 00:23:33,533 Parties are excused. You may step out. 565 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,367 [theme music plays] 566 00:23:36,433 --> 00:23:37,767 He's a narcissist. 567 00:23:37,834 --> 00:23:40,800 That is not a fair statement. Uh, she is the narcissist. 568 00:23:40,867 --> 00:23:41,900 I did tolerate it. 569 00:23:41,967 --> 00:23:44,967 I mean, he would drink from when he, you know, got up in the morning. 570 00:23:45,033 --> 00:23:49,367 Did I have my share of alcohol in the evenings? Yeah, I did. 571 00:23:49,433 --> 00:23:51,667 He would drive with a drink in the car. 572 00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:53,333 No, I did not drink and drive. 573 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,000 He would drink till he went to bed at night. 574 00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:58,266 I--very seldom did I ever drink and drive. 575 00:23:58,333 --> 00:23:59,467 Life is a journey, 576 00:23:59,533 --> 00:24:03,533 and he was part of my journey that I never wanna cross paths with again. 577 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,233 Just pick up the pieces and move on. 578 00:24:05,300 --> 00:24:06,900 - He's in the rearview mirror. - Rearview. 579 00:24:07,367 --> 00:24:08,800 [announcer] Are you being sued? 580 00:24:08,867 --> 00:24:12,000 Let Tribunal Justice decide your case. 581 00:24:12,066 --> 00:24:16,233 Find us on social media at Tribunal Justice. 582 00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:19,500 ["Ride of the Valkyries" plays]