>> Judge Judy: Now,
I want to hear the story
you're going to tell me
about why you parked
in the easement overnight
when you told me you had plenty
of space in your own house.
>> Okay.
I have a 28-foot trailer, okay?
It's parked under a carport,
and if I have my truck
attached to the trailer,
my truck would be in the street,
so I can't leave it that way.
I went across the street,
parked it there because
we were going to leave
at 6:00 in the morning.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Now, understanding that there is
an annoyance when people
are parked on an easement...
because an easement still means
it's his property, by the way,
okay, so he pays the taxes
on that property.
It's his property.
Now, understanding that's it's
annoying,
and you were leaving 6:00,
leave at 6:15,
and take your trailer
that's in the carport,
and load it up.
Do you understand?
I don't understand why not if
you know that it's irritating.
>> I do it once a year,
Your Honor.
That's the only time I park
over there, and that's because
I can't leave it on my trailer.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Don't you understand
what I said to you?
>> I know what...
>> Judge Judy:
You're hooking them both up.
>> All right.
>> Judge Judy: Hook them both up
on the morning of the 27th
when you're leaving.
Get up 15 minutes early.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
And get it out
so as not to annoy your neighbor
on his property.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: You chose
not to do that.
>> To load our trailer up,
we have to put it in the center
of the driveway because
of the port that's over it.
That's the only way our trailer
can get out of there.
Once I put it there,
you can't put anything on either
side of it, and that's...
We were doing our loading up.
We were getting ready to go.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
When were you doing
your loading up?
>> We did our loading up the day
before we were leaving
and some in the morning.
>> Judge Judy:
You do it in the morning.
>> Yeah, some of it.
>> Judge Judy: That's what
I'm telling you.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
Do it in the morning.
If you know that
that's irritating
to him, do it in the morning.
I'm telling you the same thing
that I told him, sir.
What I told him was, he's a fool
for using his compressor
at 7:00 in the morning
just because it's legal,
and what I'm telling you is,
if you know that it bothers
him...
I actually believe that
he let the air out of a tire
just to give you
a little bit of the business.
It doesn't entitle you,
give you any reason,
legal reason to assault him
except that you lost it,
and that's
>> Judge Judy: Now, I believe
he's an inconsiderate neighbor,
but if you have an inconsiderate
neighbor
who you think is crazy,
then what you don't do is,
you don't try
to teach a pig to sing.
It doesn't work,
and it annoys the pig.
[ Laughter ]
And what I'm telling you is,
you don't do things
to purposely
annoy a crazy person.
Just listen to me.
If you think he's crazy...
I don't know if he's crazy
or not.
I know he's inconsiderate.
So if I'm saying to myself,
"You know what?
If I have a crazy neighbor,
the one thing I wouldn't do
is try to scratch
at that craziness and make him
a little bit crazier."
I wouldn't do it.
I would say, "You know what?
I'll load up my camper
the day we're leaving.
It will take me an extra
15 minutes,
but that's what I'm going to do
because I don't want to take
my truck,
which I know irritates him."
That's what you told the police,
"I knew it would irritate him,
so I was watching it because
I figured he would do something.
Every couple of hours,
I came out and watched it."
Why would you do that
if you think
that your neighbor is nuts?
Just not smart.
In any event,
you can't assault him.
That's what you did.
That's what you told the police.
>> I didn't.
If you want to call it assault,
he tried to run me over.
>> What a liar.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Can I see the medical records,
please?
>> Sure, and, Your Honor,
I have a picture...
>> Judge Judy: I don't want...
Just let me see
the medical records.
You have to understand,
Mr. Levine, I'm not
terribly sympathetic with you.
How long have you been running
your compressor
at 7:00 in the morning?
>> 11 years.
>> Judge Judy: Outrageous.
Outrageous.
As irritating and annoying
as he may be, you have
no right to assault him.
You lost it.
That's what you said.
Yes, you had a ruptured eardrum.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
That's worth 5 grand.
Sometimes when you lose it,
Mr. Silva, it costs you money
even when the plaintiff
is a relatively unsympathetic
character
and probably did let the air
out of your tire.
>> I'm sorry, Your Honor.
I can't hear you.
>> Judge Judy: You have no right
to assault him.
Judgment for the plaintiff
in the amount of $5,000.
Your counterclaim is dis