>> Judge Judy: Mr. Barghout,
your car was towed by a company
that is owned by the defendants.
And you claim that it was
illegally towed, and as a result
of that illegal tow, you and the
defendants got into sort of a
kerfuffle, and you were arrested
not once, but twice --
the first time when you went to
retrieve your car, and the
second time when the defendants
alleged that you threatened them
on the phone?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. So, let's
first find out where and when
your car was parked when it was
towed.
>> Yes, Your Honor. On the night
of November 29th, I went to
downtown, and I stopped --
>> Judge Judy: Downtown where?
>> Downtown Denver, Your Honor.
And I stopped at a neighborhood
hangout called Charlie's.
I played one game of billiards
with someone.
They invited me to go back to
their place.
They said, "I live
two blocks away.
We can walk."
I said, "No. I just bought a
brand-new car.
We can go in my car."
They said, "Okay."
>> Judge Judy: No, don't tell me
what they said.
Let's just get to where your car
was parked when it was towed.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
It was parked between 13th and
14th Avenue and between
Pennsylvania and Pearl.
>> Judge Judy: Was it right near
Charlie's?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Was it on a
public street?
>> No, Your Honor. It was in a
private apartment residence.
And I had parked in somebody's
parking spot that does not own a
vehicle.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. It's a
private residence, a multiple
dwelling.
Is that correct?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Not where
you live.
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: But where you
were invited to come as a guest.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And you parked
your car in another
resident's spot.
>> In the resident where I spent
the night -- yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Is that you?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So, the person
who allegedly gave you
permission to park in their spot
is not here?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: That's a big
mistake.
You understand that?
Because the first part of your
claim, sir, is that your car was
illegally towed, which you can't
prove to me because you don't
have the person who gave you
permission to park there.
And it's private property.
You understand that?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. So, now
your car is towed by you.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did you get a
call from someone to come and
get that car out of there?
>> No, ma'am.
We're actually under contract
with the Salvation Army.
It's not a parking lot that
belongs to any of the apartment
buildings in the area.
It belongs to the
Salvation Army.
And it's all permit parking at
all times.
>> I have a picture of the lot,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see.
>> I also have a copy of our
contract with that property,
ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah.
I'd like to take a look at it.
Hold on.
Now, this is the parking lot
that is owned by the
Salvation Army?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And it's
permitted.
>> Permit parking at all times.
>> Judge Judy: Got it.
>> The signs in the lot also do
state "Permit parking only."
We have pictures of the signs
for the lot, also.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
them.
Okay. So there are signs there
that say "Permit parking only."
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And you didn't
have a permit.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Now, what
happened, sir, when you got down
and found your car had been
towed?
>> Well, I spent the night at
the apartment building, not the
Salvation Army, and when I woke
up in the morning, my car was
missing, and so I contacted the
police department to report the
car stolen.
At that time, I found out that
the car had been towed to
Mile High Towing.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
How did you find that out, sir?
>> Because every car that gets
towed has to be reported to the
police, so that if you think
it's stolen, like I did, you
find out where your car is.
>> Judge Judy: Where it was
towed, so the police advised you
that the car had been towed.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. And at what
time was this in the morning and
what date?
>> 11:00 a.m. on the 30th.
And I first called the
defendants, and the first person
to pick up the phone was
Mrs. Nicol Craven, and she
said something about
"a crazy Islamic guy," and after
I heard that statement, I took
my phone, and I recorded the
rest of the phone calls.
And the defendants refused to
give the vehicle back for money
or for anything.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I'd
like to hear.
>>