your claim that you purchased 14
pairs of designer sneakers and
paid for them.
You purchased them from this
gentleman.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You paid how much
for the 14 pairs of sneakers?
>> Total, I paid about $8,000.
>> Judge Judy: Not "about."
>> Okay. I paid $8,800.
>> Judge Judy: And you have
proof of that?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: And this was all
done in November?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Had you ever
purchased merchandise from
Mr. Bowden before?
>> Directly, no, but I met him
early June of 2017.
He worked at a store called
Social Status.
They had just opened up in
Houston.
I live in Dallas.
So, on the weekends, I would
drive to Houston for exclusive
releases that the store would
get.
So I became acquainted with him
and some of the other co-workers
in the store, and I would let
them know ahead of time --
>> Judge Judy: I have no idea
what you're talking about.
[ Laughter ]
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: I have absolutely
no clue as to what you're
talking about, so let's not
digress.
You met him in June.
And you are a wholesaler of
things, sir?
>> Yes, ma'am, on the side.
On the side, yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: It is your claim
that at one time you gave him
$8,800?
>> In November 2017, yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
How much money did you receive
from her in November?
>> $6,500, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And you received
$6,500 and were supposed to send
her how many pairs of these
designer sneakers?
>> A total of 16.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
going to sell the sneakers.
>> Yes, ma'am, I've already had
customers lined up to buy the
sneakers.
>> Judge Judy: For how much a
pair?
>> So, it depends on the side of
the shoe.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Do you have a photograph of what
these $1,000 sneakers look like?
>> Yes, ma'am, I do.
>> I'm wearing one now,
Your Honor.
These are one of them right
here.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And that's what he was
wholesaling.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: It is your claim
when the box arrived, it was
empty.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did you receive
any pairs of sneakers?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Now, Mr. Bowden...
>> Yes, ma'am?
>> Judge Judy: ...this is your
girlfriend?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And her first
name is...
>> Camille.
>> Judge Judy: Camille.
You have a counterclaim against
Ms. Jones because you say she
bothered you when she came to
your house because your
boyfriend sort of pinned this on
you and said, "I gave my
girlfriend the box of sneakers
to mail.
She mailed the sneakers."
So, she couldn't get ahold of
him, so she came to your house
wanting to know where her money
was.
That's what happened, right?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's
too bad.
Now...
[ Light laughter ]
...why do you think, Mr. Bowden,
that the plaintiff, who clearly,
from her bank records, sent you,
someone who she only met
casually in June -- sent you
this money -- and she had people
ready to buy the sneakers --
would make the trip from where
she lives to your girlfriend's
house if she hadn't gotten an
empty box?
Why do you think a normal
person -- She doesn't look -- Do
you take any psychotropic
medications?
>> No, ma'am, I do not.
>> Judge Judy: Have you been
psychiatrically hospitalized in
the last two years?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: No.
And how far did you have to go
from you live to where the
girlfriend lives?
>> She lives roughly like 20
minutes away.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
When you went over to her house,
that was on what date?
>> I went over there back in
March.
>> Judge Judy: March?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Of this year?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And when were you
supposed to get your sneakers?
>> I was supposed to get the
shoes in November.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what
happened in November?
In November, you got an empty
box?
>> Yes, ma'am, and did not press
charges.
>> Judge Judy: Put your hand
down.
So, you got an empty box in
November.
And what efforts did you make to
try to get in touch with him?
>> I called him.
I texted him.
I Snapchatted him.
I went through great lengths to
try to get in contact with him,
and he kept dragging out the
situation.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have any
copies of your texts to him and
his responses to you?
>> I have the entire text thread
from day one.
>> Judge Judy: I want you to
show me where you say to him,
"I didn't get the sneakers."
>> Your Honor, in the meantime,
I have that message also printed
out.
I asked her, "Hey, can you send
me a picture of the empty box?"
She didn't respond.
>> Judge Judy: There it is.
>> This my first time seeing it.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
That's a picture of the empty
box.
>> To this day, it's the first
time seeing it.
>> Judge Judy: What you're going
to have to prove to me, sir, is
you buy the sneakers yourself.
>> Yes, ma'am, I have the
receipts...
>> Judge Judy: Just a --
>> ...of the total -- Yes,
ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You buy the sneakers from whom?
>> Flight Kicks.
It's a retail company also in
L.A., New York.
They sell retail shoes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, I want you to show me...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...your receipt
from them that you paid for 16
pairs of sneakers.
>> There's the receipts.
There's two website where I
put...
>> The invoice reflects 14 pair.
>> And this is for...
>> And this is for money out of
my account that paid for the
shoes.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So, you live with your
girlfriend -- 'cause they were
shipped to her.
>> Exactly.
>> But he told me he was
bringing them to me.
>> Judge Judy: They were shipped
to her on November 2nd.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: And on what date
did you receive them?
>> It was sometime in early
November.
I believe it was the 7th.
>> Judge Judy: Of November?
>> Correct.
>> The shoes weren't released
until November 11th.
>> At that store.
The shoes have already been
manufactured by that time.
>> Every shoe that comes out, I
get it pretty much two weeks
early.