Judge Judy doesn't mess around! We're counting down the most rapid-fire, jaw-dropping, and hilariously brief cases that showcase her legendary no-nonsense approach to justice. From ridiculous lawsuits to unbelievable defendant statements, these cases prove why she's the queen of swift legal verdicts!
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00:00I don't want to hear a bottom line. I want to hear somebody telling me,
00:03with a certain amount of consistency, what they filed as a complaint.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the lawsuits that this famously
00:13no-nonsense TV judge couldn't get rid of fast enough.
00:16You want to see it again?
00:18Fine.
00:18Let's take a look at it again.
00:20I need to see it again.
00:23Number 30. Not my favorite case.
00:26Judge Scheindlin doesn't mince words.
00:28From the top of this case about a cracked iPhone screen,
00:31she's so bored she can't even contain herself.
00:34Don't go into a long story with me. It's not my favorite case,
00:37in case you couldn't tell from the look on my face. This is not a happy face.
00:41Plaintiff Michael Arter alleges that defendant Spine Khan broke his phone while roughhousing.
00:47But between the fact that the plaintiff was intoxicated at the time,
00:51and that the crack in the screen is too minuscule to warrant a lawsuit, she's less than interested.
00:57The damage is in the top left corner.
01:09We're done here, Mr. Arter.
01:10Arter tries to argue that this has affected the way the phone works.
01:14Unfortunately for him, the judge is beyond done with this case.
01:18Number 29. I just changed my mind.
01:22It's rare that Judge Judy completely changes her verdict at the last minute,
01:26but it's usually when a litigant says something really, really stupid.
01:30Yes.
01:30Big mistake.
01:31Very big mistake.
01:32Plaintiff Mary Phillips took an offer for a vacuum demonstration.
01:36The result is a burn hole in the floor from a heat lamp the defendants used in her home.
01:41They insist that their heat lamp was not responsible for the damage.
01:45At first, Judge Judy is only going to award Phillips a fraction of what she's suing for.
01:51They're not doing that. I mean, it's terrible,
01:53but they're not doing the whole living room and foyer.
01:55That is until defendant David Byram accidentally contradicts his wife's testimony,
02:01admitting the heat lamp did touch the floor for a few seconds.
02:04They pay dearly for their dishonesty.
02:07What was wrong with the heat lamp?
02:09There was nothing wrong with the heat lamp.
02:10And I hold that lamp the entire time.
02:12It touches the floor for maybe two seconds.
02:14Just changed my mind.
02:15Did you have the floor fixed?
02:16I have not had it fixed yet, your honor.
02:18Judging for the plaintiff, the amount of $2,500, we're finished.
02:22Number 28. A phone call.
02:24You know things are going to get interesting when the judge makes a phone call.
02:28You have made my day so much easier, Ms. Denham,
02:31and I thank you very much for being so articulate and clear. Thank you.
02:37These litigants can't agree on the circumstances of this car accident.
02:40The defendant is already in hot water over driving without insurance,
02:44but it's Judge Judy's call to the witness that puts the final nail in his coffin.
02:49Once she has all the facts, she hands the defendant his own head on a platter
02:53and has a great time doing it.
02:56You got impatient and went around her and cut her off to make the left turn.
03:01That's why she stopped.
03:03And that's why she gave the police her name,
03:06because you went around her car, cut her off.
03:08She was making a left turn and there was no green arrow.
03:11She doesn't even listen to the amount the plaintiff is asking for.
03:15She just awards her the $5,000 maximum.
03:18Number 27. Careless carding.
03:21Lots of bad decisions had to be made to make this case possible.
03:25There are several ways for him to get back to where he was supposed to be,
03:30but you decided that the best way to coax him to do that was to allow him to drive your golf cart.
03:35An eight-year-old really shouldn't be driving anything besides a bike.
03:39Someone should tell that to these defendants.
03:42Chris Beiser allowed a friend's child to drive her golf cart,
03:45and he ran right into a neighbor's shed, destroying it.
03:49Beiser, who owns the cart and was in it with the child at the time,
03:53does not think she's responsible.
03:55That's not how Judge Judy sees it.
03:57You hit the shed.
03:58As a matter of fact, even in the story that you're telling me,
04:00you hit the shed because you took the wheel and said you were turning it.
04:05You hit the shed.
04:07There's really no way the defendants can get out of this one.
04:10They are going to pay to have the shed rebuilt.
04:12It's just a question of how much.
04:14The estimate for that shed is the removal, the rebuild, and the...
04:18I said I find $4,500 unreasonable.
04:21Sure.
04:22Good.
04:26Much better.
04:30Judging for the plaintiff.
04:31Number 26.
04:33Breaking the law.
04:34Plaintiff Phyllis Chardet doesn't start things off on the right foot.
04:38I got pulled over without insurance.
04:40That's not the reason.
04:43That's not the reason.
04:44Okay.
04:45That's baloney.
04:46She's come to the court because her friend sold a car she paid for without her permission.
04:50The only trouble is that Chardet had to put the car in the defendant's name.
04:54I'm telling you, not a smart thing to do.
04:57Because now you're liable for anything that happens with that car.
05:00You do understand that.
05:01Yes ma'am.
05:02Judge Judy susses out very quickly that there's a reason the plaintiff couldn't
05:05have the vehicle in her name.
05:07Chardet is not legally allowed to own one.
05:10To award her any money would be to uphold her illegal activities.
05:14It may be a TV court show,
05:16but Judge Judy's not interested in helping scammers carry out their scams.
05:20And what you're asking a court to do is to say,
05:23well, despite the fact that you were breaking the law, I'm going to help you.
05:26Courts don't do that.
05:28Not this court.
05:29Number 25.
05:30Don't try to outthink me, sir.
05:32The plaintiff in this case is suing her ex-fiance for unpaid loans
05:36and the cost of a wedding dress she's still making payments on.
05:39Here's the problem.
05:40The defendant is already married to someone else.
05:43Do you understand what I'm saying, Mr. LaCourse?
05:46Yes, I do, Your Honor.
05:47Don't try to outthink me, sir.
05:49You're going to lose.
05:49His excuses are all over the place.
05:52Judge Judy swiftly lets this guy know she doesn't buy any of his baloney
05:55about why the check he wrote bounced.
05:58Look at the things that you've said to me so far.
06:00I gave it to her because she has five kids and I was helping around, right?
06:04I gave it to her just to put in the bank and hold.
06:07I gave it to her because she was coming down to visit me so much
06:10and I never asked her to come.
06:12Look at all the three things you said to me
06:14in the course of less than 90 seconds, Mr. LaCourse.
06:16Yes, ma'am.
06:17As if Judge Judy hasn't already heard every excuse in the book,
06:21she dispenses some of her trademark wit and hard truths to both of them
06:25before ruling in the plaintiff's favor.
06:27See, I got it.
06:28As far as the wedding dress is concerned,
06:30I would stop paying for it and consider myself lucky.
06:34Number 24.
06:36The wrong side of the fence.
06:37Sometimes neighbors make the worst enemies.
06:40In this case, plaintiff Bob Ketcherside is angry
06:44over the defendant's choice of paint for their shared fence.
06:47Meanwhile, Ketcherside can't even see that side of the fence from his house or yard.
06:52It's completely visible to the rest of the neighborhood,
06:54anybody on the street, anybody on the sidewalk.
06:57Who cares? That has nothing to do with you.
06:59Things got tense between them and they landed in court.
07:03This is clearly a case of a litigant having too much time on his hands.
07:06So he painted the fence that only the side that faced his property,
07:12a fence that you put in the contract he was to pay for half of, a color that he wanted.
07:19The defendant, by the way, doesn't even need to say a word the whole time.
07:23The plaintiff does a great job of looking foolish all on his own,
07:26though he does get a little help from the judge.
07:28The only color fence you see from inside your house,
07:32from your backyard, that your children see,
07:34that your grandchildren see, that your wife sees, is this color fence.
07:39Am I correct?
07:40Yes, ma'am.
07:40Number 23, you hit his car.
07:44There are some people who can't even fess up to wrongdoing when the evidence is plain as day.
07:49He hit the, there's a portable handicap sign.
07:51He smashed into that and smashed into my car.
07:54And that sign smashed into your car?
07:57No, the car did too.
07:58Okay, and that's what the video was going to show?
07:59Oh, you bet.
08:00Here, defendant Joffrey Koloski is willing to tell Judge Judy right to her face that
08:06he did not back into the plaintiff's car, even when presented with clear video of him doing just that.
08:11You don't even go and see if there was any damage to your car.
08:15I knew what I hit.
08:16Well, clearly not because you denied it.
08:18He insists he just hit the reserved parking sign in front of it.
08:21Well, that's not untrue, but he also most definitely hit both the sign and the car.
08:26It seems he wants everyone to believe that dinky little sign post made the
08:30plaintiff's entire car move, but anyone who sees the footage is clear on what happened.
08:37Judging for the plaintiff and the amount of $1,038.38, thank you very much.
08:42We're done here.
08:43Number 22, unruly witness.
08:46I proceeded to pull out.
08:47You can't pull out.
08:48He struck my vehicle.
08:49You can't pull out.
08:50Doing the high rate of speed that he's doing.
08:52I have a witness saying that he had pulled out earlier down the road, driving recklessly.
08:56Listen to me very carefully.
08:57His name is Chris.
08:58That's correct.
08:59You have no insurance and you had a stop sign.
09:02The judge is already set to rule for the plaintiff.
09:04He's suing for damages from a car crash where the defendant struck him.
09:08The defendant was the one with the stop sign, so it's pretty cut and dry.
09:12When the plaintiff's witness begins speaking out of turn, however,
09:15that's when things really kick off.
09:17You don't drive a car without insurance.
09:20That's irrelevant.
09:22Not to me it isn't.
09:23Maybe to you.
09:24Discussion about the actual accident is completely sidetracked,
09:27as she spends most of this brief case lecturing the two unruly men on the law
09:32and the problems of driving without insurance.
09:35Sometimes you have to wonder if she's just toying with people for our amusement.
09:39It's so satisfying to watch her let these two have it.
09:42He thinks that this is a cocktail hour.
09:47See that door?
09:48Yes, sir.
09:49That's the one.
09:50So you're saying the fact that.
09:51I'm saying judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $250.
09:54We're finished.
09:56Number 21.
09:57Calling it.
09:58Litigants in Judge Judy's courtroom often try to call BS on the other one,
10:03but they usually don't say the word outright.
10:06That's exactly what plaintiff Raven Miyamoto did in this case
10:10about a college roommate arrangement gone wrong.
10:12We had been having issues beforehand,
10:14and there's already tension in the house due to Daisha's attitude towards me.
10:18Or because you were jealous.
10:19Whatever it was, he weren't getting along.
10:22The judge was already over these two young women
10:25from the moment they started talking about past traumas.
10:28But then they got into a verbal spat right in the courtroom.
10:31Miyamoto not only says the word,
10:33she repeats it for the judge without apology.
10:36Avoiding profanity in Judge Judy's courtroom is probably the bare minimum,
10:40and Miyamoto can't even clear it.
10:42She tosses them out like two spoiled children.
10:45Um, your honor, I have a countersuit.
10:47You're done.
10:48You're done.
10:48If you don't know where you are, that's your problem.
10:51Goodbye.
10:51If I was excused, you may step out.
10:54Goodbye.
10:55Number 20.
10:56She can't stop interrupting.
10:58Kim Knoller is pretty upset that the defendant cancelled the reservation
11:01he made with her motorcycle rental business.
11:04Luckily for her, she was able to keep the money he tried to have refunded.
11:08Now she basically wants more compensation for the inconvenience.
11:11Knoller has a no refunds policy.
11:14We know that because she keeps saying it,
11:16over and over, even when the judge is talking.
11:19I think that you're a very bad businesswoman.
11:21Ma'am, he called three days later.
11:23I think that you-
11:24He cancelled three days later.
11:25My policy is no refunds.
11:26Miss Knoller.
11:27Miss Knoller!
11:29I'm talking, you're not.
11:30The first rule of Judge Judy is don't talk over Judge Judy,
11:34but she doesn't seem to care.
11:35The judge already has it in for her over her business practices,
11:39but it doesn't take long for Knoller's case to be dismissed
11:42due to her sheer inability to stay quiet.
11:45I've used my business before, three times.
11:48They understood the policy.
11:51Goodbye, your case is dismissed.
11:53We're done.
11:54Number 19.
11:55No zip line, no money.
11:57This defendant rented a cabin for several days and decided she didn't have to pay.
12:01Her reasoning is pretty solid.
12:03Not.
12:04The zip line she and her family wanted to use was not open for business.
12:08Somehow that's the cabin owner's fault.
12:10So she's decided she deserves a full refund because their ad mentioned
12:14there was zip lining nearby.
12:16Well, the zip line was there when we rented it.
12:18If it closed its doors, so we rented it in June or paid it in June,
12:23July 14th, which I have a picture, they closed their doors.
12:26The judge, and anyone with half a brain, does not agree.
12:30Scheindlin courteously gives the defendant a chance to explain herself
12:34before poking holes in her entire argument.
12:37In fact, it might have been kinder for her to just rule against her case outright.
12:42Instead, Scheindlin makes sure to promptly make a fool out of her
12:45before issuing any ruling.
12:47There was nothing that you could do with your family that you don't see regularly
12:53if there was no zip lining in what looks to me like a beautiful environment.
12:58Well, we weren't enjoying the environment and my children didn't want to stay.
13:02Yeah, well, then you have spoiled children.
13:04Number 18.
13:06A gift from Judge Judy.
13:08Judge Judy is known for many things.
13:10Being sweet is not necessarily one of them.
13:13In the earlier days of her show,
13:15she presides over this case between exes fighting about a dog.
13:18Knowing she can't come up with a solution that would make both of them happy,
13:22she comes up with a little prompt creative justice.
13:25There really is no law in any jurisdiction that I know about
13:29that covers the joint custody or the visitation of a pet.
13:35Well, don't look at Terry as a pet, another type of person.
13:38At this point, the pup is living with the defendant.
13:41So as a compromise, she decides to give the plaintiff a brand new dog
13:45she found by scouring the paper.
13:47As soon as the man sees and subsequently holds the animal,
13:50you can clearly see his heart melt.
13:53It all unfolds relatively quickly,
13:55but is also a show of heartwarming generosity from TV's harshest arbitrator.
14:00Okay.
14:03This is my doggy.
14:06Oh, precious doggy.
14:07I guess that's the best thing there.
14:10I need to get out of her life.
14:11My dog.
14:12Number 17, Big Time Doubts.
14:15Right at the top, the judge makes it known she's skeptical
14:18of whatever these two litigants have going on.
14:20You're going to have to convince me, Mr. West.
14:22Sure, I can do that.
14:24I doubt it.
14:25Okay.
14:27Big time, doubt it.
14:28The case is ostensibly about money owed for an international trip.
14:32She chooses her words very carefully.
14:34Then the judge starts interrogating the defendant
14:37about what he had been up to since he got into town.
14:40You're in a new place.
14:41You're in LA, right?
14:43Yes, yes.
14:44Flew you here.
14:45What I'm asking you is, did you have a good time last night?
14:48Yes, I had a good time.
14:49Where did you have dinner?
14:50At the hotel.
14:51With whom?
14:52It seems like she knows something about what the men had been doing the prior night
14:56and is trying to suss it out.
14:58Whether or not the case is real or fabricated for a free trip to Los Angeles,
15:03Scheindlin is clearly having a great time making the litigants squirm a bit
15:06before sending them on their way.
15:08What do you think is going through my mind now
15:11when I said to you I'm skeptical about your case
15:14and you say to me I have all the evidence here
15:17so I want to show you that it's a real case rather than just I have no case?
15:22That was the adjective I used.
15:24I apologize.
15:25Number 16.
15:26That sounds unreasonable.
15:28After her friend crashed her car, the plaintiff sues for her deductible,
15:32but what Judge Judy takes issue with is that she's suing for well over the deductible amount.
15:38But you had a $500 deductible.
15:40Yes, ma'am.
15:40Which you want her to be responsible for because she had the accident.
15:43Yes, ma'am.
15:44Well, that doesn't sound unreasonable to me.
15:47But you're suing her for $3,000.
15:49Yes, ma'am.
15:50That sounds unreasonable to me.
15:52You see, the plaintiff wants her ex-friend to help pay for a brand new car
15:57and even claims she has texts to prove they had an agreement to that effect.
16:01But of course, the texts end up saying nothing about this ridiculous sounding deal.
16:06I don't see where she agreed to pay you $2,500.
16:09That's not in the text messages right there.
16:12If you're going to bring evidence, make sure it proves what you say it proves.
16:16Otherwise, you're just going to irritate the judge and she'll quickly make her ruling.
16:21Number 15.
16:22Couple tattoos.
16:23As soon as we hear it's going to be a case that involves matching couple tattoos,
16:27we know Judge Judy is going to be her understanding and compassionate self.
16:32Of course, the whole reason these two are in court is because the relationship didn't work out.
16:36And what kind of furniture did she buy you?
16:38It was a Serta mattress, king size, and the bed frame and the TV.
16:43And you have a new girlfriend?
16:45Yes.
16:45Do you watch the TV with your new girlfriend?
16:47Yes.
16:48And you sleep on the mattress and the frame?
16:50Yes.
16:50You think it's right that the plaintiff pay for that?
16:52Already questioning their judgment, she goes about things pretty brutally and swiftly from then on
16:58as she asks about owed furniture money.
17:01But between the defendant's new girlfriend speaking out of turn and his less-than-becoming
17:05language over text message, Judge Judy figures out which side she was on pretty quick.
17:11I don't believe.
17:12You don't believe what?
17:13Where did I say that I paid? I told her I was going to pay for it.
17:17Would you show Shakespeare, please?
17:21The actual case is over in less than five minutes.
17:24Number 14.
17:25Your dog doesn't speak to you.
17:27There are a lot of topics Judge Judy has very strong opinions about.
17:31Responsible dog ownership is one of them.
17:34So when she essentially makes it clear that this plaintiff has no cause of
17:37action against the dog owner-defendant, you know she believes it 100%.
17:41Do you have a dog?
17:43Your dog doesn't speak to you.
17:44The plaintiff was watching the defendant's dog for her, and the pet was unruly,
17:48causing some damage to her home.
17:50She believes she's owed, even though she was in charge of the animal at the time.
17:54The judge quickly shoots down her argument, but that doesn't stop her from disagreeing.
17:59And if you've seen this show, you know how that's gonna go.
18:02Um, I disagree with your-
18:05Goodbye!
18:08Parties are excused, you may step out.
18:11Judge Judy continues in a moment.
18:13Number 13.
18:14Allegations fly.
18:15In her younger and more patient days, the judge put up with a lot more disorderly
18:20conduct in her courtroom.
18:21While it may be Plaintiff Charles Lanfried's case, his witness and the defendant end up
18:26getting into a verbal back and forth that completely derails everything.
18:30I picked her up.
18:31I went to his house because he had her kids.
18:34I dropped him off.
18:35I had to go to work the following morning, and I was staying in LA.
18:39My head is getting full of facts.
18:41It doesn't take long for the snide remarks and insults to turn into
18:45full-blown accusations of unflattering behavior.
18:48The judge awards Lanfried his money after less than four minutes,
18:52if only to get them all out of her hair.
18:54Still, the drama is far from over.
18:56Their heated exchange spills over into the hallway outside.
19:00How many friends buy you a convertible?
19:02How many friends buy you a tennis racquet?
19:04How many people sign your apartment on your lease?
19:07How many people do this?
19:09Number 12.
19:10$5,000 for a $10 haircut.
19:13Judge Judy understands that the law is important, but so is good TV.
19:18If she wasn't interested in entertaining us,
19:20she wouldn't hear this case about someone so upset by his haircut
19:23that he's suing for a whopping $5,000.
19:26I just hope you don't use that against me.
19:28No, I'm going to hold your lawsuit against you because it's stupid.
19:32Well, to me, it's personal, and if you got a bad haircut,
19:34I'm sure you wouldn't be happy.
19:35It's stupid.
19:37Your lawsuit's stupid.
19:38The defendant simply cut Carlos Campos' admittedly sparse head of hair too short.
19:43Campos seems to think it's a matter of principle.
19:46Judge Judy thinks it's a matter of stupidity and a desire to be on television.
19:51She skewers his lawsuit and his hairline in just a few minutes
19:55before sending him back home with only a $10 refund.
19:58I don't think you're cute.
20:00I'm not trying to be cute.
20:01You're trying to be cute.
20:02Good.
20:02You are cute.
20:04Mr. Campos, Mr. Campos, you are absolutely correct.
20:08That's why I have the job, and you get $10,
20:11and that's the judgment of the court.
20:13Goodbye.
20:14Number 11.
20:15Super Seriously.
20:16Plaintiff Shaughnessy Fahey has a lot to say.
20:19Even if the judge is talking, he thinks what he has to say is far more important.
20:23That's much easier said than done.
20:25Listen to me.
20:26That didn't require an answer.
20:27That was a statement.
20:28That wasn't a question.
20:30He has to point out every nuance of every detail of every fact of the case,
20:35even when it contradicts his own sworn statement.
20:38The worst thing is that he probably was wronged.
20:40However, he grates on the judge's nerves so much
20:44that she flat out tells him she's done with the case.
20:46Well, this was my friend.
20:47You have to understand that too.
20:49You know, this was my friend, and it was an unhealthy environment, and I'm glad.
20:53I'm done.
20:54You're gone.
20:55And as quickly as it began, it's over.
20:57When he realizes what's happened,
20:59his incredulous response gives Judge Judy the opening for a brutal and efficient smackdown.
21:04Seriously?
21:05No, not seriously.
21:06Super Seriously!
21:08Number 10.
21:09Substance Use Disorder.
21:11I gave her, um, um...
21:17All right, Mr. Stemple.
21:18I'm not going to go any further with you, sir.
21:20This is probably one of the saddest cases in Judge Judy history.
21:23The defendant is Jason Stemple, a person who is clearly going through withdrawal.
21:28Have I had any substance abuse problem?
21:31No, no ma'am.
21:32He appears totally distraught and physically unwell.
21:35He can barely string two words together,
21:37and the plaintiff is even forced to answer questions on his behalf.
21:41She also admits that he used money she had given him for a drug test
21:45to buy illicit substances instead.
21:48Eventually, I got it out of him that he had paid for heroin.
21:51Judy quickly brings the case to an end in under two minutes
21:54by first telling Jason he needs help,
21:56then by offering to get him some if he wants it.
21:59It's rare for Judy to show compassion in court,
22:01but it's clear that this man needed to hear some harsh but reassuring words.
22:06But I'm going to suggest to you, you're 31 years old.
22:08If you want to be 32 years old, you better get yourself some help.
22:11Number nine, she's an idiot.
22:13Go.
22:14Go what?
22:16Speak.
22:17Let's lighten the mood and watch the Judy we all know and love,
22:20the one who calls other people idiots.
22:22In this case, the plaintiff is suing Sandy Hwang for a $4,800 loan.
22:28He'd co-signed the loan, the money of which was used for Sandy's breast implants.
22:32I asked and I was like, oh, I want to get my boobs done.
22:35And afterwards, my boyfriend at the time said he was willing to pay for it.
22:38So why didn't he?
22:39He got arrested.
22:42I did not know that part.
22:44However, the plaintiff and friend, or perhaps former friend now,
22:48says that Sandy hasn't been making her payments.
22:51And Sandy says that she had considered the loan a gift.
22:54If he wasn't saying he gave me a gift, so it's not my fault, right?
23:00Of course, he doesn't see it that way.
23:01And he wants his money.
23:03Judy absolutely annihilates Sandy and calls her an idiot
23:07before slapping her with the whole $4,800 bill.
23:13To top it all off, she states that Sandy shouldn't have any more children,
23:17lest she spread her stupidity.
23:19Ouch.
23:30Here's a little tip for all you pranksters out there.
23:32If you break something, you have to pay for it.
23:34Even if it was an accident.
23:36Defendant Ashley Hunter pushed her friend Jennifer into a pool and broke her iPhone.
23:41And Jennifer wants to be compensated.
23:44Fair enough.
23:44However, Ashley refuses to pay because it was an accident.
23:48And it, quote, wasn't malicious at all.
23:58Of course, Judy isn't having that ridiculous explanation.
24:01And she bluntly ends the case by telling Ashley to grow up and own her mistakes.
24:06The whole thing ends with Ashley explaining rocket science to Judy.
24:10Or trying to.
24:11Seeing as how the whole room exploded with laughter, we don't think she succeeded.
24:16Simple as that.
24:17Isn't that rocket science?
24:18What is rocket science?
24:20Rocket science is when the scientists find out things about space.
24:28You gave away your bird.
24:30To a good home, your honor.
24:32You gave away your bird.
24:35Lots of toys to destroy.
24:37Open up your ears and listen.
24:40Sometimes good intentions can land you in jail.
24:43This was almost the case for plaintiff Tracy Martin, who sold her pet parrot to the defendant.
24:48She later saw the parrot and believed that it was being neglected,
24:51as it didn't have any toys and, quote, looked horrible.
24:55Judy stops the case dead in its tracks because, quote, courts don't micromanage pets.
25:00She also states that once a transaction is made,
25:03the seller has no further responsibility or say over the pet's well-being.
25:07She doesn't want anything to do with you anymore.
25:09You gave her your bird.
25:10Exactly.
25:12This is true for private affairs.
25:14And it's also true for pet adoption centers.
25:17As such, Tracy has no case.
25:19And Judy even warns her of potential jail time
25:21if she continues in her well-meaning but naive pursuit.
25:24If you don't leave her alone, the police are going to get involved,
25:28and she will get a restraining order against you from coming anywhere near her
25:33or where she lives.
25:35You have to stay away from her.
25:37Number six.
25:38One weird practical joke.
25:40Try just to speak the truth.
25:42Do you understand?
25:42Yes, I do.
25:44Good.
25:44Try to speak the truth.
25:45Then we won't have any trouble, Mr. Misri.
25:47No problem.
25:48If you don't, we're going to have a lot of trouble.
25:49Oh, the things Judy has to hear.
25:52This case sees Jimmy Misri suing his friend Raphael Kassin for damaging his car.
25:57But this wasn't just a simple friends get into an accident in his buddy's car case.
26:01No, it's far wackier than that.
26:04The two had attended a party,
26:05and Raphael got jealous once he saw Jimmy kissing the woman
26:08he had been kissing earlier in the day.
26:10So he stole Jimmy's car and hid it in a nearby park.
26:13I start hooking up with this girl,
26:15and later that night, I see Jimmy hooking up with the same girl.
26:18I got pretty upset, and I hid his car from him.
26:22Raphael eventually recovered the car,
26:23but Jimmy noticed some extensive damage, including dents, scratches, and a missing grille.
26:29Despite calling Jimmy a wise guy,
26:31Judy swiftly awards him $910,
26:34because you can't just steal your friend's car and hide it in a park.
26:37By, uh, by the way, uh, your honor, you look beautiful.
26:40Don't.
26:40Don't suck up.
26:42Don't suck up.
26:43It'll be the fastest way for you out the door, sir.
26:46Number five, two tiny women.
26:48What were you cursing at them for?
26:51Because they're losers.
26:54There's nothing like a good Judge Judy evisceration.
26:57Defendant Alexandra Nelson had harassed the plaintiff outside of his house
27:01and swore at five or six of his friends.
27:04The plaintiff retaliated by confronting them,
27:06but according to Alexandra, they were just being dumb,
27:09and the plaintiff had no right to confront two tiny women.
27:12This ridiculous statement shocks Judy,
27:15who contorts her face and visibly recoils from the stupidity.
27:18She then calls Alexandra an idiot and a manipulative problem,
27:22before slapping her with a $4,000 judgment.
27:25Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $4,000.
27:27That's all.
27:28Step out.
27:31Maybe next time she'll think about provoking people in front of their own houses,
27:34because if there's one thing we learned here,
27:36it's that silliness like that results in one swift court case.
27:40Number four, can I interest you in some venison?
27:43This is one of the funniest cases in Judge Judy history.
27:47It sees Eve Dettenheim suing her own sister, Carol, over damages to her car.
27:52Carol had taken the car and hit a deer, causing $1,300 in damages.
27:57I just didn't think.
27:58You didn't think?
27:59Who do you rely on to do your thinking?
28:02I just use it all the time, and she wasn't home,
28:04so I went over there to get the key and went,
28:06and the deer just jumped out in front of me.
28:08It sounds like a typical Judge Judy case, until you consider the finer details,
28:12like the fact that Carol took the carcass home,
28:14made venison stew, and offered some to her sister.
28:18What'd you do with it?
28:19Ate it.
28:22Is that true?
28:23Yes, ma'am, and she even offered me some, but I'm not having a rigor mortis stew.
28:29Or the wacky sitcom-esque declarations,
28:31like Carol defensively stating that the venison did not have rigor mortis,
28:35or the audience desperately trying to contain their laughter.
28:38It was like watching a Judge Judy parody on SNL.
28:42Needless to say, Carol was forced to pay the damages.
28:45Turns out venison stew does not fix cars.
28:48So why don't you work?
28:49Because I don't have to.
28:52Well, you have to, because you owe your sister $1,300.
28:54Yeah, I wasn't expecting to have to owe $1,300.
28:56Judgment for the plaintiff for the amount of $1,300.
28:59Thank you very much.
29:00Come back to Louisiana and be happy.
29:02Number three, don't get comfy.
29:04Thank you, Bird.
29:05You're welcome, Judge.
29:06Don't get comfy.
29:07You're not gonna be here long?
29:08No.
29:08Okay.
29:09When Judy says, don't get comfy,
29:11you know a verbal smackdown is right around the corner.
29:13That's exactly what happened when Brenda Powell sued her ex-roommate Angela Rust.
29:18Brenda was forced to move out of their apartment,
29:20and now she wants Angela to pay the difference between her new,
29:23more expensive apartment and the apartment she shared with Angela.
29:27However, Judy destroys her confidence with four words.
29:30That's not a case.
29:31That's not a case.
29:34So sorry to tell you, we don't do cases like that because it's ridiculous.
29:39She goes over a few of Brenda's options before dismissing the case with a simple goodbye.
29:43This whole thing is over in two minutes, and it leaves Brenda in tears.
29:47We can't say we blame her.
29:48We'd cry too if Judy eviscerated us like that.
29:51That doesn't happen.
29:53Goodbye.
29:56Parties are excused.
29:57You may step out.
30:01Number two, she broke my toilet.
30:04Now, what is small claims court for if you can't sue your friend over a broken toilet?
30:08Lisa Reed believes that her friend Barbara Loth
30:11is responsible for her toilet because it cracked after Barbara sat on it.
30:16This whole ordeal is probably the most embarrassing thing that Barbara has ever gone through,
30:20and we feel terrible for her.
30:22And so does Judy.
30:23All I want to know is, did you fall on it?
30:25Did you kick it?
30:26Oh, heck no.
30:26Did you hit it with a hammer?
30:28No, no, no, no.
30:30Did you hit it with a wrench?
30:32No, Your Honor, no.
30:33It broke.
30:34She quickly explains that the toilet broke while Barbara was using it.
30:37In other words, that Barbara did not intentionally break the toilet
30:40before calling the case stupid and throwing it out.
30:43The audience claps and guffaws, and everyone goes home happy.
30:47Everyone except Lisa.
30:49Toilet's break.
30:50I had one just break in my apartment last week.
30:53Cost me $650 to put in a new toilet.
30:56You think I went around to try to find the last person who sat on it?
31:00Be stupid.
31:01Grow up.
31:02That's all.
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31:20Number 1.
31:21Dumb and Dumber.
31:22Judy must love it when the defendants do her job for her.
31:25In what is perhaps the most famous case in Judge Judy history,
31:28a man incriminates himself in a matter of seconds
31:31by indirectly admitting that he stole a woman's purse.
31:34The plaintiff, Ginny Paradesa, lists some of the items that were stolen in the purse snatching,
31:39including her wallet, a calculator, and an earpiece.
31:42Or was there an earpiece?
31:44Not according to the defendant, who brilliantly states,
31:47There was no earpiece in there, ma'am.
31:49I had to replace all my IDs.
31:50I had gift cards in there, my earpiece, and a calculator.
31:55There was no earpiece in there, ma'am.
31:56Everyone laughs in disbelief.
31:58Judy calls them dumb and dumber, and the plaintiff is awarded $500 for her troubles.
32:02Now, if only all court cases could be that simple.
32:05Judging for the plaintiff for the amount of $500, that's what I think it's worth, madam.
32:10Goodbye.
32:11Which of these cases were you surprised to see end so quickly?
32:14Let us know in the comments.
32:16We had fun. We had fun earlier.
32:17Good, I'm glad you did. Your case is dismissed.
32:19So is your counselor. We're done.
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