>> Judge Judy: Mr. Samavati, the
defendant was a very short-term
girlfriend of yours.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: How short is
"short"?
>> Began dating in late June.
We ended in early August,
Your Honor -- roughly a month.
>> Judge Judy: And it is your
claim that during that time, it
was sort of a whirlwind
relationship, that you made a
loan to her of some money that
had to do with a new car -- not
for the car itself but for
maintenance.
She went and bought a new car,
and you paid for the
maintenance.
You claim that that was a loan.
When did that happen, sir?
>> July 13th, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So two weeks
after you met?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And how much did
you pay when she went to buy
this new car?
>> It was $362.87.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me about the
$362.
>> After about the second date,
he had agreed to sign for me to
have a car financed, and it
needed some maintenance done on
it, so he offered to pay for
that maintenance.
>> Judge Judy: Was that done at
the dealership?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Was it a new car?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So it was an old
car that you bought, that you're
making payments on?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You yourself.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You're not on the
loan.
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And you took it
someplace else to have
maintenance work done.
How much after you purchased the
car?
>> How long after?
It was probably the next day.
>> Judge Judy: Why did you go
for maintenance the next day on
a car that you just bought?
>> I wanted to get it checked
out to see if there was any
problems.
>> Judge Judy: After you bought
it?
>> I really wanted the car.
>> Judge Judy: That sounds
ridiculous.
>> I went for a test-drive, and
everything was good, as far as I
could see.
>> Judge Judy: So why did you
take it in for maintenance?
What kind of maintenance did
they do?
>> Just to see if the spark
plugs were good, filters were
good, A.C., all that.
>> Judge Judy: Why did he pay
for the maintenance?
>> He offered to pay for it.
>> Judge Judy: He said, "You
know, if you buy the car, I'll
pay to have the maintenance
checked"?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me your
story.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
She wanted peace of mind, so she
went to the place to get a
thorough checkup.
They did this at the time.
She was gonna pay for it, but
she didn't have her card.
>> Judge Judy: What card?
>> Her card to pay, her debit
card.
So I said, "I'll pay for it, but
you must pay me back."
I failed to get a contract from
her because we were dating.
I thought it might be --
>> Judge Judy: That would be
meticulous.
What were you doing with her?
We were together, and we were
getting it done together as a
couple.
>> Judge Judy: No, no.
If you're getting things done as
a couple, then you don't --
>> Oh, I was accompanying her.
She was -- I was --
>> Judge Judy: Was her what?
It was a weekday?
>> I was in her company.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
It was a weekday?
What do you do for a living?
>> I'm working juice production.
>> Judge Judy: What is that?
>> Cold-pressed juice.
I work for a high-end place that
produces cold-pressed juice?
>> Judge Judy: What do you do
for them?
>> I squeeze the fruits and
vegetables, make the...
[ Laughter ]
>> Judge Judy: Well, do you work
Monday through Friday, or you
work Saturdays and Sundays?
What do you work?
>> It varies, the schedule,
Your Honor.
It changes.
It fluctuates, days off.
>> Judge Judy: And what do you
do?
>> I'm a waitress.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
The next thing we have is a
mattress.
When was the mattress purchased?
>> August 10th.
>> Judge Judy: And according to
him, your relationship was over
the beginning of August.
>> It was a little bit later
than that.
>> Judge Judy: What date?
I want you to tell me how the
relationship ended and when.
>> It ended August 10th,
Your Honor, after a phone
conversation.
We just had our indifferences,
and so the relationship was
terminated.
The next morning --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Tell me about the conversation
that you had on August 10th.
And now you remember the exact
date.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Now you remember
the exact date.
>> That we ended, yes,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me about the
conversation that you had.
>> We had a few conversations in
the weeks probably leading up to
this final conversation of just
our indifferences, how things
weren't working out and it
wasn't gonna last in the long
run, so might as well, after
this short --
>> Judge Judy: After what?
>> After this short
relationship, just to end.
It'd be best for both of us, not
waste each other's time.
We weren't gonna be right for
each other, so it ended.
>> Judge Judy: And that
conversation took place, now you
remember, on August 10th.
>> I do remember it was
August 10th, yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And that's when
you say it took place?
>> I don't remember any
conversations that we had that
day that was about ending the
relationship.
That's false.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what do you
remember about terminating the
relationship?
>> It was a couple weeks after
the mattress purchase, and,
basically, we were having just
some petty fights, and I just
decided to stop talking to him.
I wasn't responding to any text
messages or calls.
>> Judge Judy: Now tell me about
the mattress that you purchased
using his credit card.
>> Correct. He had agreed to
purchase this mattress for me.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
How did you get his credit card?
>> His information was already
on my Amazon account from a
previous purchase he had also
agreed to.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
What was it doing on your
Amazon account?
>> He had put it on my account.
>> Judge Judy: So he put his
credit-card information on your
Amazon account?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: When?
>> I want to say it was a couple
weeks into our relationship.
Things moved pretty quickly.