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Did you cheat on me?
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{\an8}[narrator]
Now, on Tribunal Justice...
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- It was an open relationship.
- Correct.
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Did you have a boyfriend
on the side?
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Yes, I did.
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You accused her of being a sexaholic.
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- That's correct.
- Whatever!
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She was transparent,
you didn't like it.
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If she's that screwed up,
leave her.
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You need some help.
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[narrator] Today's case
was filed in Spokane, Washington.
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{\an8}Your Honor, this is Case #3074
on the calendar
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{\an8}in the matter of
Earney vs. Perkins.
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{\an8}- Thank you, Byrd.
- You're welcome, Judge.
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Parties have been sworn in.
Be seated.
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Ms. Earney and Mr. Perkins,
the two of you
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{\an8}had an on again, off again relationship
over the past five years.
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{\an8}At one point, the two of you
even lived together.
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During that time, Ms. Earney,
you became quite ill,
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and then you broke up.
And then, you got back together again.
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Uh, you reconnected
and you planned a trip.
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But you broke up again
before that trip.
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And Ms. Earney, you're in court today
suing the Defendant
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because you allege
that you paid for your half of the trip.
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But he's refused to reimburse you
for those expenses.
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{\an8}You are suing the Defendant for $1,690.
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{\an8}And sir, you say that any money
that she did pay you,
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{\an8}went toward another debt
that she owed you.
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{\an8}And in fact,
you have a countersuit against her.
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You maintain that after she recovered
from her brain condition,
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she never reassumed her rent obligations,
and she owes you money for that.
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{\an8}Uh, you're suing her also
for invasion of privacy
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{\an8}for going through your phone.
And you also have a claim against her
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{\an8}for emotional distress
as a result of her alleged cheating.
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Uh, well, the two of you have
a really nice origin story.
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You met about five years ago
on a dating site.
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And I thought that your first date
sounded so delightful.
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You went to the park.
You swung on the swings.
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- [Brenda] Yes.
- And you moved in together
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- about a year later.
- Correct.
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I think it was a little over a year
after you moved in
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that you were diagnosed
with a brain injury.
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{\an8}Correct. Um, basically,
it was my memory that went.
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{\an8}Um, first started having
memory issues,
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and then it began into hallucinations.
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And slurred speech.
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Kevin can even allude to it more,
because he was there, and I wasn't.
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In fact, sir, you know, Mr. Perkins,
what the Plaintiff says in her complaint
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is that you did your best
to take care of her.
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What were the circumstances like
when she wasn't doin' so well
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and you were stepping up?
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{\an8}Like the first week is
when she started hallucinating.
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{\an8}She went down pretty fast.
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She started getting slow movements,
you know,
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and then she was kind of just
in and out of it, reality.
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She would like start picking things up
off the floor that weren't there,
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or in the air, you know?
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So, I took her to ER
to find out what was going on.
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I took her like three times
during that time.
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[Acker]
How long would you say she was sick
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during the period of time
you were living together?
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She moved in in August.
The first three months was really good.
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You know, everything
was going really good.
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Late January, it just started
going downhill from there.
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But it took like August
till she got better.
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After August, that's when things started
to kind of go downhill
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between the two of you
again personally.
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And then, you moved out
that following January.
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- Correct.
- [Acker] And then, you reconnected.
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In, I think it was in October
of around last year,
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you planned a trip that was
going to take place this year.
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- Yes.
- You were gonna go on a Carnival Cruise.
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{\an8}- Where was the cruise?
- To the Western Caribbean.
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{\an8}[Acker]
You were going to the Western Caribbean,
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{\an8}and she did pay you for what she maintains
was some portion of the cruise.
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How much did you pay him, ma'am?
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One thousand, six hundred ninety dollars.
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One thousand,
six hundred and ninety dollars.
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And you don't deny receiving that money.
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She wrote you a check.
We have a copy of the check.
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That was a combination of a lot of things.
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[Acker] What she says was the cruise,
you say something else.
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[Kevin]
Correct, ma'am.
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So, she writes you a check for the cruise.
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But before the two of you are supposed
to go on the cruise together,
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something else happens.
You take a trip to Vegas.
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- Yes, I did.
- You didn't like the fact
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that she took a trip to Vegas.
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{\an8}It's weird, because she never
goes on a vacation by herself.
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I believe that Brenda Earney
has a sex addiction.
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{\an8}Oh, no, no, no. I thought
we were going in a different direction.
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{\an8}[bleep]
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{\an8}[Acker]
No, no, no.
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{\an8}Um, here's what I'm gonna do,
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because I don't really want to go...
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too deeply into your bedroom.
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But you take pains in your complaint
to say,
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you know, when we reconnected,
he was seeing somebody,
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I was seeing somebody.
It was an open relationship.
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- Correct.
- And you tell us in your answer
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that you were very suspicious
about that trip.
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And that trip is why you
ultimately canceled the Caribbean trip.
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So, tell me why you canceled
the trip to the Caribbean
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you were planning with the Plaintiff.
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The second time we got back together
I said, you gotta be transparent with me,
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100% transparent. She told me
she was seeing this guy named Scott.
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And she would see him on Fridays.
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{\an8}Well, I've never shared somebody
with somebody else.
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{\an8}This is kinda weird
and different for me, you know.
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{\an8}[Acker]
But she told you.
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But I just think it was more to it
than just that Scott guy.
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But anyhow, I met this gal
at the landfield
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in Portland, Oregon.
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'Cause I haul ash over there, right.
I met her,
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but there was no sexual relationship
goin', just friendship.
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So, you met somebody,
you say it wasn't intimate.
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She told you that she was seeing Scott
on Fridays.
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You suspect that there may have been
other Scotts.
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But the point is,
she goes to Vegas,
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and you cancel the trip
to the Caribbean.
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Yes, I did.
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[Acker] And then,
that brings us to her claim.
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Because she wrote you a check
on October 26th, 2024,
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for $1,690.
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She alleges that that was money
she paid toward the cruise.
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You allege that that was money
that went toward
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- rental expenses and the like.
- No.
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I thought that's what you said
in your answer.
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{\an8}Concert tickets, um...
and then, I got this, uh...
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{\an8}mess-free cat litter box.
I said I'd go half on it.
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Yeah, that's right. You were suing her
also for the cat litter box.
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Not... I wasn't suing her for that.
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But that was just part of the money
that she's talking about.
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That's why I said,
that isn't exactly the ticket expenses.
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Um, I'll be quite candid.
I'm inclined to see it as cruise money.
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You planned the trip in October.
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She wrote you the check in October.
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She moved out in January.
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I didn't see any record
of your saying,
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you know, look, I need you
to pay me back for the rent.
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I need you to pay me back
for the money I spent
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moving you out of my home.
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I never saw any request
for repayment of those items.
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How are you gonna
convince me otherwise?
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Coming up on Tribunal Justice...
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You guys need counseling.
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- [Kevin laughs]
- [DiMango] Really.
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You're suspicious
of every move she makes.
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If she goes to the grocery store
and isn't back in an hour,
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you start to think she's got
a relationship goin' on with the cashier.
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{\an8}[narrator] Brenda Earney
says ex-boyfriend Kevin Perkins
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{\an8}owes her almost $1,700, her half
of a cruise that Kevin canceled.
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Kevin admits pulling the plug,
blaming Brenda for cheating on him.
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So, he's countersuing for $5,000,
in rent, concert tickets,
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a cat litter box,
and invasion of privacy.
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{\an8}I didn't see any record of your saying,
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{\an8}you know, look, I need you
to pay me back for the rent.
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{\an8}I need you to pay me back
for the money I spent
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{\an8}moving you out of my home.
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{\an8}I never saw any request
for repayment of those items.
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How are you gonna
convince me otherwise?
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It was the 13th through the 16th
she was down in Vegas;
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of November.
The 16th, I picked her up.
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She comes over to the house,
stays the night.
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{\an8}The next morning, she made me coffee,
and I said, I'm gonna go and shower.
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{\an8}I go in and shower and come back out,
and I leave the water running,
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'cause I kinda dropped my phone.
I baited her to see if she'd use my...
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get in my phone.
And she got in my phone.
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We're now talking
about your counterclaim.
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- Did you go through his phone?
- No, ma'am.
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{\an8}He has face recognition
and a code on it.
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{\an8}And if he had a code on it,
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{\an8}and he thought I was goin'
through his phone,
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{\an8}he should've changed his code.
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I watched her for ten seconds.
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But listen. You know, without more,
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I just don't see a path
to invasion of privacy.
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What I see is somebody who is miffed,
broken-hearted,
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annoyed she's suing you after
everything you went through together.
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You did take care of her
while she was sick.
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And I don't think you expected her
to pay you rent while she was ill.
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There's not one text message.
There's nothing.
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{\an8}There was a verbal agreement
when she moved in with me.
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{\an8}There was three things
that I said to her.
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{\an8}Three hundred dollars a month,
help with the food,
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and then, I also said
we're not getting married.
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So... she had Scott on Friday.
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It sounds like marriage wasn't necessarily
on her radar.
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But I am not seeing the legal basis
on which you could recover.
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You know, my colleagues may differ.
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You'll have more time to testify.
I'm gonna pass the case to Judge DiMango.
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- You guys need counseling.
- [Kevin laughs]
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[DiMango]
Really. It's not funny.
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I read these papers
and I'm here saying,
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{\an8}you're suspicious
of every move she makes.
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{\an8}If she goes to the grocery store
and isn't back in an hour,
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you start to think she's got
a relationship goin' on with the cashier.
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I mean, seriously,
you were an extremely jealous person.
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- Am I right or wrong?
- No, ma'am, you're not.
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You're not jealous?
Do you want me to read this stuff?
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I give all the ladies
a lot of freedom in my life.
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- [DiMango] Uh-huh.
- I do.
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[DiMango]
And I'm gonna go back to you.
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Just out of curiosity,
did you have a boyfriend on the side?
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{\an8}- Scott. On Friday night.
- [DiMango] Scott on the side?
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{\an8}So, he's not crazy,
but he's jealous.
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{\an8}I mean, that's normal.
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But you accused her
of being a sexaholic.
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That's correct.
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You're saying that from August
when she got better
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until January,
when she moved out,
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that she was foolin' around.
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That she was gettin' all dolled up.
That was your words.
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[Kevin]
Correct.
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Now, that's the only timeframe, however,
that you're looking for this $300 a month.
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I'm gonna ask you,
'cause I believe you had an agreement.
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I don't think you were freeloading
off of him. Were you giving him money?
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I gave him some when I could
before I got sick.
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- Do you work for a living?
- [Brenda] Yes, I do.
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- What do you do?
- I'm a medical assistant.
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So, you are giving him
a certain amount of money a month
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- to cover expenses.
- [Brenda] Sure.
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[DiMango] And you took care of her
for four months.
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So, you really did have feelings
for one another,
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strong feelings.
And then, once she got better
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and started to go back out again,
August to July,
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that was when you want that money.
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Now, she admits to giving you some money,
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but I don't know the nature
of that relationship.
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So, when she writes that check
for $1,168
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on the date that you booked the trip,
that is exactly half of the cruise. Half.
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But if you prematurely canceled the trip,
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there's an issue as to
who's responsible for the airfare
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and what role she played
in this cancelation on a trip.
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The excursion.
She was giving you half the excursion.
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{\an8}Half of it was $240.
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{\an8}That's one thing she didn't pay for
is the excursion.
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{\an8}Did you pay for the excursion?
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It was included in the check.
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Do you have proof you paid?
The check for $1,600 and some odd dollars.
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Correct? By the way, you got reimbursed by
the cruise ship for the money.
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[Kevin]
I got reimbursed.
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[DiMango] You got reimbursed.
So, you have that money.
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So, moving along.
I want to go to your counterclaim.
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You think she's cheating all the time.
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You were trying to set her up
with that phone.
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Why would you think that she was
going through your phone,
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when you were the one thinking
she was cheating?
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Why were you trying to set her up
with that?
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Ma'am, I have nothing to hide.
Seriously.
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She's just guilty because the fact
that she wanted to see if I was cheating.
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I'm gonna tell ya, she said nothing
about looking at your phone.
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You're suing for what isn't
a legal cause of action at all.
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Invasion of privacy
because somebody looks at your phone.
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But you're saying here
that when Brenda returned
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from her trip in Vegas, November 24,
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that Sunday morning,
she got up and made us coffee.
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When I went to take a shower,
you put in quotes "accidentally."
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Which means, you intentionally
"dropped my phone,"
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that's you talking,
"in the hamper.
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I wanted to see if she
would go through my phone or not.
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I left the shower on in the bathroom
to grab my phone,
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and saw Brenda going through it.
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She was caught red-handed.
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I never had anything to hide."
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You see, you're suspicious of her.
You think she's hiding.
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This is so typical,
you'd be a therapist's delight.
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You think she's cheating.
You're checking everything she's doing.
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You're monitoring her every move.
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That's wrong to do in a relationship.
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If she's that screwed up, leave her.
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If we give you any money at all,
take it to the first psychiatrist.
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Because you need some help.
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[narrator]
Coming up on Tribunal Justice...
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You know, you're saying very little.
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- And you have the case to prove here.
- Mm-hmm.
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I want to know,
why did you go through his phone?
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[main theme playing]
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{\an8}[narrator] Brenda Earney
is suing ex-boyfriend Kevin Perkins
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{\an8}for almost $1,700,
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half the cost of a Caribbean cruise
canceled out of jealousy.
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But Kevin says Brenda
ruined the relationship by cheating again,
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and is countersuing for $5,000,
for concert tickets,
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a cat litter box, rent,
and invasion of privacy.
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{\an8}You know, you're saying very little,
and you have the case to prove here.
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{\an8}So, I want to know,
why'd you go through his phone?
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{\an8}That one day, he threw it in front of me
in the hamper.
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{\an8}- [DiMango] Mm-hmm.
- To hide it, in front of me.
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So, I pick it up.
Like, he's trying to hide something.
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So, I pick up his phone,
he comes out of the bathroom.
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I'm holding his phone.
And he said, caught ya.
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And I'm, whatever.
Why are you hiding...
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{\an8}What are you hiding in your phone
that you have to hide it in the hamper?
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{\an8}[DiMango] Why didn't the two of you
break up sooner and stay apart?
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{\an8}You shouldn't be with anybody if you're
gonna be this jealous and concerned...
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I knew it wouldn't work out.
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Good I got you talking.
You've been so quiet for so long.
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Now, we can't stop you.
Judge Levy.
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[Levy]
Mr. Perkins, you said to Judge Acker
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{\an8}that the $1,690 check
that you received from the Plaintiff
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{\an8}on October 26th, 2024,
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was for a lot of things,
but not the cruise expenses.
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- Do you recall that testimony?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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[Levy] So, what were
the other things that you claim
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that $1,690 was for?
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{\an8}Um, the concert ticket
and um, the cat litter box.
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{\an8}I told her I'd go half
on the cat litter box with her, so.
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[Levy] So, concert, cat litter box,
and also a portion of this rent
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that you claim that she owed you?
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No, that wasn't part of that.
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[Levy]
That wasn't part. Okay.
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Now we know what you thought
that check was for.
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Now, I want you to tell me
what all the expenses were
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for the cruise to see
if all the expenses for the cruise,
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which included airfare, the ticket
for the cruise, and the excursion.
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'Cause you would agree
that if those three things equal $1,690,
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then your argument
would just fall, correct?
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Correct.
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[Levy]
So, what was the cruise price?
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Between the two of us,
it was $2,324.
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- [Brenda] Cruise price per person...
- Hold on.
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...eleven sixty-eight.
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[Levy] Okay.
So, even according to your math,
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- it was about $1,171.
- Correct.
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{\an8}[Levy] So, let's take $1,168.
That's close enough, right?
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{\an8}The Alaskan flight, $562.42,
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which equals $282 each.
Correct?
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- [Brenda] Yes.
- Yes, Your Honor.
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{\an8}[Levy] Okay. And then, finally,
the two excursions were $240, right?
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{\an8}- [Brenda] Mm-hmm, correct.
- [Kevin] Correct.
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{\an8}So, $1,168
plus $282 for the flight,
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{\an8}plus the excursions for $240.
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{\an8}Can you take guess
what those three numbers add up to?
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{\an8}[Kevin]
Probably around $1,690?
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{\an8}Sixteen-ninety. So in fact,
that check you received from the Plaintiff
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was only for the trip
and for nothing else. Correct?
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Yes, Your Honor.
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I have nothing further.
Thank you.
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Ms. Earney, when did you go back to work,
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- or did you go back to work.
- Yes.
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- [Acker] When did you go back?
- Yes.
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{\an8}In January 30th of 2022.
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[Acker] Which is when
you moved out of the Plaintiff's home.
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- Yes.
- So, you got a new job
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- after you moved out.
- [Brenda] Correct.
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August, September, or thereabouts,
were you still in treatment?
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For your condition?
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I was, um... In August of '22,
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{\an8}I completely opened myself up
to identity theft.
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{\an8}To give you an idea
of where my mental health was.
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I took a phone call,
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thought it was, um, our power company.
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It was not, it was a scam artist.
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My mental capacity was so bad,
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I gave them all of my identity.
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Gave 'em my social security number,
my driver's license,
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my password to my bank account.
Everything.
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How was your health the balance
of the year, before you moved out?
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Getting stronger every month.
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- [Acker] But you weren't working?
- [Brenda] Not working.
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Thank you.
I don't have anything else.
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You did write a letter to her, correct?
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{\an8}[Kevin]
I did, ma'am.
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{\an8}And the purpose of this letter
was what?
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The letter that's dated
December 14th, 2024,
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when you say,
"I tried to be friends with you again
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and all you do is lie
and cheat on me.
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I wasn't ever going to get back with you,
just be friends.
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Our understanding was
we would be transparent with one another.
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I thought maybe you would change.
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Boy, was I wrong.
You are more messed up."
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- You got this letter, didn't you?
- [Brenda] Yes, I did.
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- We're gonna...
- Yeah, just, just...
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Just one last thing, Mr. Perkins,
with respect to that letter.
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{\an8}You also said, quote,
"Since you never paid me the $1,500
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for five months' rent,
I'm keeping the cruise money."
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- Correct?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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That was the first time
that you had mentioned to her
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since you got back together,
anything about the $300 a month
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- that was owed to you. Correct?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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[DiMango] We're gonna retire
to deliberate. Thank you both.
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[Brenda]
Thank you.
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Court now stands in recess.
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This case will be recalled.
Parties are excused.
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[dramatic music playing]
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I think I'd like to first start
with the counterclaim.
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She never disputes
that she was paying him $300 a month
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before she got sick.
She even says that in her complaint.
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I think that the question that I have is
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whether or not he had
a reasonable expectation
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that she was gonna continue that
from the time that she got sick
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until the time that she moved out.
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And I just don't see any evidence
of that.
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There's not a demand,
there's not a request,
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there's not a sweet note.
Like, no mention
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of any owed monies
until they have a break up
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that was clearly very painful for him.
I think that the other items -
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money for invasion of privacy
for looking through the phone...
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You didn't see
the legal cause of action there?
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[Acker]
...the emotional distress.
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Again, you know, let's treat it
like a summary judgment.
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Assuming she did all of the things
that he says that she did,
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I still don't think that they give rise
to a legally cognizable claim.
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[DiMango]
Hundred percent.
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I would dismiss the counterclaim.
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- [DiMango] Hundred percent.
- Unanimous.
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So, unanimous
on dismissing the counterclaim.
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And I think that she's met her burden
on the case in chief.
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She's actually taken into account,
I believe, the penalty
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that was incurred for the cancelation.
He canceled the trip.
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She paid him for the trip.
I think she's entitled to be reimbursed.
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She gets what she's asked for.
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- [Acker] I agree.
- Me, too.
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- Thank you.
- This is so simple.
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- So far, so good.
- We're unanimous.
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Court is back in session.
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I remind parties you're still under oath.
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[Acker]
Thank you, Byrd.
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Mr. Perkins, I understand that you have
a question you want to ask Ms. Earney.
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- [Kevin] Yes, ma'am.
- You may.
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- Did you cheat on me?
- [audience laughs]
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- [Acker] Okay...
- That's it.
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[sighs]
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[DiMango]
They need therapy.
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[Kevin]
I was told I could ask her a question.
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I was advised that
you wanted to ask her a question.
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- [Kevin] That was the question.
- And that's the question.
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You don't have to answer it.
Because I'm gonna say this,
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she told you about Scott on Fridays.
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00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,166
I'm not talking about that.
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You knew about Scott on Fridays.
You had Mary Mondays.
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By the way, she was transparent,
you didn't like it.
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And that brings me
to your countersuit, sir.
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There is no doubt, the record is clear.
The Plaintiff even acknowledged
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that before she got sick,
she was paying you $300 a month.
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What you have failed to prove is
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that there was
any reasonable expectation of repayment
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after she got sick
and during the period of her recovery.
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Because you cared about her,
and you were looking after her,
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and you wanted her to be well.
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You know, again,
as Judge Levy pointed out,
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you didn't even ask for any money
until after the breakup.
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So, we're unanimous
in dismissing your counterclaim.
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This was painful for you.
But you don't always get damages,
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00:21:10,300 --> 00:21:13,033
money damages, for relationships
that cause you pain.
451
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:16,734
Ms. Earney, we're also unanimous
in sustaining your complaint
452
00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,367
for your request for $1,690.
453
00:21:19,433 --> 00:21:22,066
The Defendant canceled the trip,
and he had your money.
454
00:21:22,133 --> 00:21:23,967
So, you're entitled to that money back.
455
00:21:24,033 --> 00:21:26,867
Look, the two of you
seem like very, very nice people.
456
00:21:26,934 --> 00:21:30,166
And there are many more Scotts,
and Marys,
457
00:21:30,233 --> 00:21:32,300
and all sorts of folks
in the world for you.
458
00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:34,000
So, we really do wish you the best.
459
00:21:34,066 --> 00:21:37,800
The unanimous verdict of this court is
that the Plaintiff should prevail
460
00:21:37,867 --> 00:21:40,300
{\an8}in her complaint,
and the countersuit is dismissed.
461
00:21:40,367 --> 00:21:41,834
{\an8}And good luck to both of you.
462
00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:43,433
{\an8}- [Brenda] Thank you.
- Thank you.
463
00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:44,900
{\an8}This case is now concluded.
464
00:21:44,967 --> 00:21:46,700
Parties are excused.
You may step out.
465
00:21:49,867 --> 00:21:53,967
{\an8}[scoffs] They're thinkin' that
I was a controlling person, but I wasn't.
466
00:21:54,033 --> 00:21:58,166
{\an8}Um, the truth came out,
and I got my cruise money back.
467
00:21:58,233 --> 00:22:01,200
{\an8}She just...
She just wouldn't answer me.
468
00:22:01,266 --> 00:22:05,467
{\an8}Us not having a monogamous relationship
wasn't gonna work.
469
00:22:05,533 --> 00:22:06,800
{\an8}She was cheating on me.
470
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:09,800
{\an8}I wasn't cheating on him.
It was an open relationship.
471
00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:12,000
{\an8}Part ways.
472
00:22:12,066 --> 00:22:13,467
{\an8}Oh, that ship has sailed.
473
00:22:13,533 --> 00:22:16,000
{\an8}[narrator]
Don't let a bad breakup break the bank.
474
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{\an8}Let the judges of Tribunal Justice
propose a fair solution.
475
00:22:20,233 --> 00:22:22,834
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476
00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:24,900
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