it is your claim that the
defendant hit your parked car.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Defendant said,
"I didn't the car, I stopped
short of hitting the car," and
she has a counterclaim.
Her counterclaim is that you
said to her when you went out
to see the damage to your car,
you held her until the police
arrived because she was about to
leave, and she said, "I'm not
sticking around," and you in
effect falsely imprisoned her
until the police arrived.
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughter ]
Let's start with you,
Ms. Grifall.
You were driving on what date?
>> I don't know what date it is.
>> Judge Judy: You don't know
what date it is?
>> No, I do not.
>> Ma'am, the date was --
>> Judge Judy: I didn't ask you
anything.
I asked her.
>> I don't know what the date
was.
>> Judge Judy: The date was
January, 19th.
It was 7:00 at night.
Was it dark or light on
January, 19th?
>> It was dark.
>> Judge Judy: Where you going?
>> I was going to the surplus
store.
>> Judge Judy: Speak up.
>> I was going to the surplus
store.
>> Judge Judy: And is that next
to a pizzeria?
>> Yes, it is.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of car
were you driving?
>> I was driving a
Chevy Tracker.
It's a little Jeep-like --
>> Judge Judy: How old?
>> 2002.
>> Judge Judy: Who owns the car?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: Is it insured?
>> Yes, it is.
>> Judge Judy: Was it insured in
January of 2018?
>> It was, but -- Well, by Jan--
my insurance had overlapped.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Bup-bup-bup-bup-bup.
Did you have insurance?
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: That's the
answer -- "No, I did not," not
"It was in the mail, and they
didn't open up the mail and
somebody forgot the mail."
The answer is --
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't have
insurance.
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: So, you're on the
way to the surplus store.
And I have to tell you
something -- You see when that
monitor is up there?
I always know that somebody has
something for me to watch,
because that monitor is not
there all the time.
And since you have nothing on
your end of the table, the
plaintiff on his side of the
table has a video, and he looks
like a reasonably intelligent
man, and he looks as if he's
not gonna play me a circus
video.
It is somehow relevant to this
case, which means that there is
security cameras outside, which
means that something captured
what happened with his car.
Do you get it?
>> Yes, I get it.
>> Judge Judy: You're starting
out with two strikes against
you.
First you didn't have insurance,
and then when I asked you a
question, you -- it --
"My insurance overlapped."
That's a -- second excuse.
So I want you to tell me what
happened at 7:00 o'clock in the
evening when you were going to
the surplus store.
>> I was looking for parking.
I noticed a car was leaving
his parking space, so I stopped,
proceeded to let him leave the
parking spot.
I had to back up to get into the
parking -- you know, the
driveway entrance of the
parking spot.
>> Judge Judy: [ Babbles ]
Very slowly.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You pull up,
somebody --
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: You pull up,
somebody's getting out of a
parking space...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...you backed up
so that they could exit the
parking space...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...and then you
had to parallel park.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Is that what
you're telling me?
Don't shake your head.
Stand there like a statue.
Do you understand?
>> I understand.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.
So now you have to parallel park
in order to get into that spot,
right?
>> That's not correct.
>> Judge Judy: So you let the
person out of the parking
spot, you had to move back to
let them out because you
wouldn't go in front.
That means they'd have to go
around you, right?
So a normal driver would say,
"Ah, there's a spot getting out.
I'll pull back."
>> Right.
I pulled back, and I noticed his
car was behind me.
I put on the brakes, and --
>> Judge Judy: His car was
behind you.
>> In the street -- He was in
the street, and I was pulling
into the parking lot.
See, he was in the street, and I
was going into the establishment
which is on the right of me.
And so I backed up.
I noticed his car was behind
me, I slammed on my brakes, my
car jerked, you know, and I
proceeded to go into the parking
spot, and all of a sudden
I'm getting out of the car to go
to the establishment and this
man comes running out, cussing
at me, screaming at me saying I
hit his car.
I said, "Sir, there's no way I
could have hit your car.
I know I did not hit your car,
sir, I did not."
So, he walked to move his car,
and he proceeded to look at the
front of his car and he sees
this little dent in there.
He goes, "This looks like a new,
little dent."
I go, "Sir, I did not hit your
car."
And so he walks to the side of
the car and he goes, "Oh, my
God!"
He started acting out that I had
made a big dent in his car, and
I said, "There's no way I could
have hit your car and made that
dent without me knowing it.
I did not hit your car, sir.
I don't know what you're
talking about."
So I procee-- I was gonna argue
with him, so I proceeded to go
in the establishment, and
he grabbed my arm, and he held
me there, stayed behind my car
so I could leave, and he held me
there until the officers came.
When the officers came, he,
you know, released me, and then
I proceeded, you know, telling
my story -- side of the story.
>> Judge Judy: Did you give them
your insurance?
>> No, 'cause I did not have it
on me.
>> Judge Judy: Did you get a
ticket for not having insurance?
>> Yes, ma'am, I did.
>> Judge Judy: Did you pay it?
>> Yes, I did.
I went to court --
>> Judge Judy: Ah-ba-da.
Bup-bup-bup-bup.
>> No, I didn't. I --
>> Judge Judy: Because...?
>> I went to court, showed the
judge I had my license now and
my insurance.
He gave me a fine --
>> Judge Judy: Because you...?
Just a second.
He gave you a fine, because he
didn't like you?
>> No, for the court fees --
He gave me a fine for the court
fees.
>> Judge Judy: You do understand
that when you lie your mouth
gets dry?
>> [ Laughs ]
I'm not lying about it.
He gave me --
>> Judge Judy: You do understand
that?
When you lie, your mouth gets