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you and the defendant worked
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together.
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>> Yes, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: Where did you
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work?
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>> We worked at Kizuki Ramen.
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It's a ramen house, a
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restaurant.
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>> Judge Judy: How long had you
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been working there?
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>> We both worked there for
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about five months.
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I was there at the opening.
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So was he.
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So we opened the restaurant
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together, basically training.
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>> Judge Judy: Did you know each
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other before you opened the
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restaurant?
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>> No, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: And there came a
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time when you decided to room
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together.
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Was that a permanent arrangement
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for you or a temporary
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arrangement for you?
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>> Definitely temporary.
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It was kind of more of a
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personal favor.
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The apartment was far away from
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downtown.
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And at the time, I wasn't
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driving, so he pretty much just
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asked me, "Could you please..."
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'Cause we went and saw the place
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together.
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The landlord liked me.
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They're like, "Could you please
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just move in for a couple of
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months until you find another
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arrangement," which I did allow,
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but I didn't want to be on the
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lease, and I wanted to pay less
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than him 'cause I knew I
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wouldn't be there as frequently.
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>> Judge Judy: Were you on the
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lease?
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: Only<i> you</i> were on
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the lease.
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>> That's correct.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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Did you put down security
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deposit?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: How much?
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>> $350.
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>> Judge Judy: And you moved out
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after a couple of months.
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>> Just one month, really.
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>> Two months.
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>> Judge Judy: I thought it was
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two months.
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Did you give him his security
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deposit back?
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>> I returned $250 of his
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security deposit back.
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>> Judge Judy: Why?
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>> I withheld $100 for
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outstanding bills from the
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months that he had lived there.
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>> I've never seen a dollar
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from -- Sorry.
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>> Judge Judy: What bills?
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>> I have a garbage bill, a
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cable bill, and an electric
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bill.
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>> Judge Judy: And how much do
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all of those bills add up to
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together?
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>> They total $269.84.
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>> Judge Judy: Byrd, would you
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show those to the plaintiff,
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please.
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>> Byrd: Sure.
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>> Judge Judy: 'Cause we're
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gonna get to the crux of this
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case in a minute.
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>> The previous payment is here
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and here, and then this is the
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actual bill from that time
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period.
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>> Judge Judy: Current bill.
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>> Yeah.
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No, I've seen the bills.
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I paid him in cash for these
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bills.
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I never saw one dollar from
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the -- from the deposit.
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It was $350.
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I also helped him out for --
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>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Byrd: You want these?
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>> Judge Judy: No, I don't want
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them at all.
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I'm not getting involved with
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that.
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There's one issue in this case,
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and I'm not getting involved
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with your $250 and $350, because
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it was my understanding from
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reading your complaint, sir,
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that he did give you some money
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back from the --
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>> No, I never received a dollar
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from the deposit, or the rent
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that's owed.
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Basically, I moved out early
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September with the agreement
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that when his new roommate moved
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in, I would receive the money
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for that rent, and also the
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deposit.
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>> Judge Judy: Do you have proof
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that you returned any part of
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the deposit to him?
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>> No, everything was dealt with
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in cash.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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Now, you moved out on what date,
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sir?
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>> It was like September 2nd,
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between the 2nd or the 5th.
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>> Judge Judy: Now, so I'm not
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getting involved in it, because
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if you actually believed that he
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owed you money and there was so
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much animus, late October you
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wouldn't have gone to his house
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for a house party, which is
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really the crux of this case,
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which is the only part of it
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that I'm dealing with.
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So let's understand that.
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If you felt that he owed you
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prorated rent or some money for
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a security deposit, when you
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were invited to his home a month
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later, a month after you moved
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out...
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>> Yeah.
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>> Judge Judy: ...for a party, I
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would not have gone if I was in
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an acrimonious situation with
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somebody.
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So you went to a party at his
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house in October.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Now I want you to
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tell me what happened when you
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went to the party in October,
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'cause that's what this case is
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about.
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>> When I went to the party in
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October, we discussed the
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deposit and the monies owed.
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And as you mentioned, I did have
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some resentment.
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>> Judge Judy: You shouldn't
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have gone.
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>> I really shouldn't have gone.
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>> Judge Judy: Right, okay.
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>> You know, he basically got
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kind of -- he got violent with
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me about it.
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He pushed me outside the door.
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>> Judge Judy: Told you to
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leave and locked the door.
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>> He locked the door with my
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keys inside -- my car keys
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inside.
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>> Judge Judy: Keep going.
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>> Then I had to pay for a cab
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to get home.
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>> Judge Judy: And?
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>> And then the next day, he
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said a bunch of crazy things to
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our manager that we worked for.
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>> Judge Judy: I don't know
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whether he did or not.
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That's hearsay.
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'Cause there's nobody here.
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>> Either way, I sent him a text
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message saying, "I'm gonna take
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to small-claims on this matter
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then."
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, so I'd like
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to see that text.
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>> I don't have the text with
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me, but I do have the
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small-claims paperwork that I
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filed.
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>> Judge Judy: Listen to me
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carefully.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: I want to see the
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text where you said to him, "I'm
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going to small-claims court."
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You say you have the text.
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Use your phone right there.
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>> Yeah, I do not have the text,
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unfortunately.
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This is a new phone, yeah.
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>> Judge Judy: You know how many
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times I hear people -- How did
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you get a new phone when you
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lost your job?
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What you're suing for here is
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lost wages.
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When did you get a new phone?
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>> It was a very affordable
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phone, Your Honor.
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I do have the small-claims
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paperwork here.
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>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
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Listen, I'm gonna do my drill.
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When I'm satisfied, then I'm
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gonna throw you both out.
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>> Yes, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: Great.
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