gonna try to...
It's complicated for me to read,
so I'm gonna try to talk it
through myself so that I
understand it.
You had a girlfriend whose name
was...
>> Tiffany.
>> Judge Judy: And Tiffany was a
friend of Mr. Valencia's.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That's how you
sort of got together in buying
this car, through your
girlfriend Tiffany.
And Tiffany has been your friend
for how long?
>> 10 years or so.
>> Judge Judy: And where is
Tiffany now?
>> Right there.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.
You and Tiffany were a couple.
Then you got into some sort of a
kerfuffle.
You went to jail.
>> We both did.
>> Judge Judy: When was that?
>> She went December 2nd.
I went sometime in January.
I don't remember the exact date.
>> Judge Judy: December of 2017
and January of 2018?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: She went in in
December, which means that you
still had the car in December.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When did she get
out of jail?
>> The very next day.
>> Judge Judy: For one day?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So then you have
the car.
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Well, if you had
the car when she went to jail...
>> Yes, but then she got out the
next day, and then my property
got stolen, and everything else
I never got back so...
>> Judge Judy: Who stole your
property?
>> Tiffany.
>> Judge Judy: The day that she
got out of jail, did you see
your car again?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Have you ever
seen the car again?
>> I haven't.
>> Judge Judy: Is the car
registered in your name?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: In whose name is
it registered?
>> I have no idea.
>> Judge Judy: You never had it
registered?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So it must be
registered in your name.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And if I were to
ask Tiffany, she would say, "I
don't know where the car is."
Where's the car?
>> With his father.
>> Judge Judy: With whose
father?
>> With Timothy's father.
>> Judge Judy: And how do you
know it's with his father?
>> Because I spoke to his mother
yesterday.
I spoke to his mother.
I speak to her every day.
>> Judge Judy: Did you?
That's so wonderful.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
Did you speak to your mother
yesterday?
>> Uh, no, I --
>> Judge Judy: No!
>> Oh.
>> Judge Judy: Tiffany spoke to
your mother yesterday.
>> They do speak, but I don't
speak.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
So, the car is at your father's.
Does your father live with your
mother?
>> Stepfather.
My real dad's deceased.
>> Judge Judy: So it's with his
stepfather.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: How did it get
there?
>> He drove it there.
>> Judge Judy: Who did?
>> Tim.
>> Judge Judy: Ohh.
That's a very bad thing for you
to lie to me, Mr. Whitmore.
That's a very bad thing for you
to lie to me.
You want to know why,
Mr. Whitmore?
'Cause I believe her.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Because if I
called your mother, that's what
your mother would tell me, that
the car is with your stepfather
and you drove it there.
>> You can call but...
>> Judge Judy: [ Raps desk ]
Is that what she's gonna tell
me? >> Feel free.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah, that's what
she's gonna tell me.
Let's target in on the truth.
You went to jail in January.
When did you get out?
>> It was a Friday.
I don't remember the exact date
but --
>> Judge Judy: How long were you
in jail?
>> Three days.
Technically six, but three days.
>> Judge Judy: Why did you drive
the car over to your mother's?
Why?
I didn't ask "did you."
I said, "Why did you drive the
car over to your mother's?"
>> I haven't drove the car over
to my mother's.
>> Judge Judy: Did you drive it
to your stepfather's?
>> No.
We haven't talked in over a
month.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So now you know where the car
is, sir.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
you sell him the car?
>> July 20th.
It was around July 20th.
>> Judge Judy: And until what
date did he make payments on the
car?
>> He was supposed to make
payments --
>> Judge Judy: Until what date
did he make payments on the car?
>> He didn't make no payments.
>> Judge Judy: And what kind of
car is it?
>> 2004 Buick Rainier.
>> Judge Judy: And you're
telling me that it has been at
his stepfather's house.
>> The last few days, yes.
>> Judge Judy: The last few
days?
>> He's been there at his
stepfather's house the last few
days.
>> Judge Judy: Does his
stepfather live with his mother?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So they live
together.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And that's where
Mr. Whitmore has been the last
few days?
>> The last -- at least three
nights.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Just for my own information --
So, now you know where the car
is so you can go and get it.
>> I no longer want the car.
The car has been crashed --
>> Judge Judy: I don't care if
you want the car.
The car is registered in your
name.
Now you know where it is.
Byrd is going to look up the
value of the car.
Do you understand?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Now, what did you agree to pay
Mr. Valencia for the car,
Mr. Whitmore?
>> $3,000 at $100 a month.
>> Judge Judy: Did you give him
a down payment?
>> No, I did not.
>> Byrd: $3,094.
>> Judge Judy: So, now, sir,
I'm going to give you an order
to go and pick the car up.
You're going to call his mother
and tell his mother that she is
not to move the car, nor is the
stepfather to move the car,
because Mr. Valencia is coming
to get --
>> The car's been damaged
since then.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know
that, sir.
Go and get the car.
If the car has been damaged,
take a picture and sue him
again.
Right now you're getting the
car, do you understand?
>> I don't want the car, though.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care what
you want.
>> The money -- The agreement
was -- >> Judge Judy: I don't care what
you want.
The car is registered in your
name.
You are repossessing the car.
It is currently worth exactly
what you sold it to him for.
Sell it somebody else.
If it's damaged, you have a
different lawsuit.
Do you understand what I said?
Great.
We'll prepare the order for you.
Thank