>> Your Honor, may I speak?
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> Once I negotiated the payment
for the at-fault party,
Miss Shameka became greedy.
She called her
insurance company --
>> You became greedy.
>> She called her insurance
company and withdrew me as a
power of attorney,
which that's why she got
the other checks for the $3,700
that never came to me.
So she went behind
my back and told --
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
I can see it didn't go well.
All I want to know is,
did you get your $4,200 back?
>> Not a dime of it, I --
>> Judge Judy: That's why I'm
coming back to the defendant,
and I'm saying to you
carefully...
>> Right. Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Don't give me a
lot of mumbo jumbo.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: I want to know
the figures.
The figures should end up being
he took out of your settlement
$4,200 before he
sent you a check.
>> Right. Right.
>> Judge Judy: So show me.
>> The agreement was,
Your Honor, that -- when he sent
me the $4,200 he said,
"Once your checks come to me,
I'll get what I owe,
and I'll send you the rest."
All I got was those
three checks, so he
already paid himself.
I don't know what the --
>> Judge Judy: [ Shushing ]
All you have to do,
in terms of Mr. Riddle --
>> He has everything.
>> Judge Judy: Hey! [Raps gavel]
All you have to do is show me
what the insurance company paid
for Ms. Roberts.
>> Your Honor,
in my hand I have -- If I could
present it to the court,
these are the check stubs
from each check
with the full gross amount.
So Shameka received
the full amount.
>> Judge Judy: May I see them?
>> I never cashed
any of the checks.
And if you look on the checks,
because I was the attorney
who represented her,
they sent it to my address
in Atlanta, Georgia, which, me
being a friend with Shameka
and trusting her --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
These checks were made out to
you from the insurance company?
>> Mm-hmm. Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: They weren't
made out to him, and he
wrote out a check to you.
They were made out to you.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: So you owe him
$4,200.
>> Well, Your Honor,
he actually received more
than just those three checks...
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
>> ...because when I called
the insurance company --
I don't have it.
He has all of that.
>> Judge Judy: Nope.
Just a second.
>> I gave him the power of...
>> Judge Judy: Listen. Listen!
>> I let him handle --
>> Judge Judy: Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Your problem --
These checks were
made out to you.
>>: That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Now you have to
ask me to believe
that they made out these three
checks for you, and they made
out another check for
$4,200 for him?
>> No, that's not
what I'm saying.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
>> That's not --
>> Judge Judy: Well, then you
owe him $4,200.
>> That's not what I'm saying.
He was supposed to go ahead
and get his money
out of those checks.
That's what the power of
attorney was for.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Just a second.
You're not even
believing yourself.
[ Laughter ]
>> No, that's what happened.
>> Judge Judy: No, you're not
even believing yourself.
You're not a stupid woman.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: So you gave him
a power of attorney so he could
negotiate on your behalf
with the insurance company.
He clearly did not direct
the insurance company
to make the checks payable
to him, because they made them
payable to you.
>> Right. They did.
>> Judge Judy: They did.
You have to show me where $4,200
came out of these checks.
>> $4,200, apparently they
didn't come out of that check.
But he received
another check also from the
insurance company.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second!
For you?
>> When I called --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second!
>> Yes. Yes.
>> Judge Judy: [Raps gavel]
Show me! Don't tell me --
>> He has it. He has it.
>> Judge Judy: No. No, no, no.
>> I was in the dark
with the insurance company.
>> Judge Judy: No.
No, no, no, no.
You're not in the dark
with anything.
>> That was the verdict
of the power of attorney.
>> Judge Judy: You're a
swifty lady who got an extra
few thousand dollars from --
>> And that's when he decided --
>> Judge Judy: ...opening up
another claim and --
Listen to me very carefully.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Swifty.
[ Laughter ]
These checks were
made payable to you.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You knew you were
coming to court today.
If you believe that he got
additional money that he kept
for you, it's up to you
to show that to me.
>> They wouldn't give it to me.
>> Judge Judy: Don't tell me
they wouldn't give it.
Show me an e-mail trail.
Show me letters that
you wrote to them.
"I need the full amount
of my settlement,
to know the exact amount,
because there is some dispute
with regard to money."
You are the claimant.
They would give it to you.
You didn't get it because you
shorted him 4,200 bucks.
>> They did.
>> Judge Judy: That's what
you did.
>> I didn't, but...
>> Judge Judy: Yes, you did.
Otherwise, you would have proof
there, other than just a piece
of paper that shows me nothing.
>> Well, he has everything.
I don't have --
>> Judge Judy: No. No. No.
No, no, no.
He has this,
which are the stubs,
which he sent directly to you.
Unless you're accusing him of --
>> After he tried to --
>> Judge Judy: Unless you're
accusing him of
fraudulently forging your
signature on another check,
there is no reason
why the insurance company
would make three checks
payable to you
and one check payable to him!
>> Well, he forged those checks
that the bank didn't allow him
to cash it, so that's why
he sent them to me.
But there was a fourth check.
When I called the
insurance company --
>> Judge Judy: All you have to
do is show me.
>> Well, I have a copy of those
checks that I --
>> Judge Judy: If they'll tell
you that there was a fourth
check, they would send you
a copy of the fourth check!
That's baloney!
I don't believe it
for one second.
>> Well, I have a back of --
>> Judge Judy: I have a whole
staff back there who,
when I recall this case,
they'll get on
with the insurance company,
and I will get that fourth check
if it exists.
>> There was a fourth check.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
We'll recall this case.
>> There was a fourth check.
>> Judge Judy: Go get me a copy
of the fourth check.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect!
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
This case will be recalled.