>> Judge Judy: Now, when he said
he could pay for that, was that
the first time that he ever gave
you a gift like that?
>> No, throughout the entire
course of the relationship, I
was showered with presents all
the time.
In his words, "You need to be
treated like a queen, so
whatever you want, you can
have."
Whether I wanted it or not, we
would be going places, and I
would show a little interest in
something --
"Do you want that?"
"No, I don't need that."
"Well, you can have it.
You know, you deserve that."
And I've never had a
relationship like that, and I
was like, "Okay."
>> Judge Judy: Now, the
bartending school was $350?
>> I think so. $328.
>> Judge Judy: And you never
finished bartending school.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
>> Because I ended up getting
the 911 dispatch job that I
wanted, full-time.
>> Judge Judy: Now, when you got
the 911 dispatch job, were you
and the plaintiff still dating?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: That was over.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the
relationship was over in
September of 2017.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Between
September 2017 and now, when was
the first time Mr. Krider
approached you about any money
that you allegedly owed him?
>> Never.
The only time I heard from him
was --
We tried to be friends
afterwards, but then I started
dating somebody a couple months
after, and all hell broke loose.
My phone was blowing up.
I had to block him off all my
social media 'cause he was just
freaking out, and the only times
I heard from him was "Why are
you dating somebody new?
I miss you, and I just want to
get back together."
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, Mr. Krider, I would like you
to show me any e-mail, text --
anything between September and,
say, last month, that
demonstrates that in your mind
she owed you money.
Show me anything during those
six months.
>> I do have a text message that
I sent her.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
>> But the thing is, she
responded back to me through
Snapchat, and that's a thing
where you can send people
messages or pictures, but they
disappear.
So it's only my side of the
conversation.
>> Judge Judy: I would --
Just a second.
Tell me the date of that
conversation.
>> It was November 20th.
>> Judge Judy: May I see it,
please?
>> You may.
That's just the date.
>> Judge Judy: Would you show
this to the defendant, please?
You recognize any of that?
>> Yeah, except I never got this
one.
>> Judge Judy: Which one?
>> "You said you'd starting
paying me back at the beginning
of the next year, right?"
>> Judge Judy: But that's the
only one you didn't respond to
because other than that, she
responded to all of them, right?
>> I find that hard to believe.
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> I find that hard to believe,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> He has everything --
>> Judge Judy: No, I find it
hard to believe that she
responded to you, in text,
everything else that you said to
her.
>> There's one -- Sorry.
>> Judge Judy: But the one thing
that required an answer, that
you don't have an answer to.
>> I found that odd, too,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I do, too.
I don't know how to explain
that, sir.
Mr. Krider, on what date did you
file this small claims case?
>> It was March 6th of this
year.
>> Judge Judy: So, September,
October, November, December,
January, February -- for
6 months, you did nothing.
I find that odd.
>> It wasn't six months...
>> Judge Judy: September,
October, November, December,
January, February.
Actually, now we're in April.
But you filed in March.
So for 6 months, you did
nothing.
She started working as a 911
dispatcher when?
>> In October.
>> Judge Judy: The very next
month.
Did you know that she was
working as a dispatcher?
>> I did know that.
>> Judge Judy: October,
November, December, January,
February -- 5 months.
I find that odd if you think
that there's a debt owed.
>> The reason that I waited for
that long, Your Honor, is
because I thought we were still
on good terms 'cause we were
still talking, like I said,
like, "Happy Thanksgiving,"
"Merry Christmas."
She wished me "Happy Birthday."
>> Judge Judy: I'm not getting
the feeling, Mr. Krider, that
these were loans.
I think that it was something
you decided to do for your
girlfriend, and a gift became a
loan when she was no longer
interested in you, either as a
friend or a boyfriend.
That's what I think, and I
actually believe her.
And I don't believe you.
So we're done.
Case is dismissed.