defendant?
>> I know the defendant from a
homeless shelter in Bemidji
where I used to stay.
>> Judge Judy: What was she
doing?
>> She was at the homeless
shelter, also.
>> Judge Judy: When was that?
>> Back in August of last year.
>> Judge Judy: How long had you
been at the shelter?
>> I was there for almost
six months.
>> Judge Judy: And how long were
you there?
>> I was at a shelter only a
couple weeks.
Actually, I had gotten there in
the middle of September.
>> Judge Judy: When did you move
out of the shelter?
>> I moved out of the shelter
and into a different -- to a
family shelter that was more
adequate for my children in
October.
>> Judge Judy: In September,
when you moved in to the
shelter, did you have your
children with you?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: Had your children
been in foster care?
>> Yes, they have.
>> Judge Judy: From when to
when?
>> They took my children from
September 17, 2015.
I got them back --
>> Judge Judy: September 2015.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And when were
they returned?
>> September 2016.
>> Judge Judy: So, they were in
foster care for a year.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When you got the
children back, then you moved in
to a family shelter.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: In October.
And how long were you in the
family shelter?
>> Until December.
>> Judge Judy: And then where
did you go?
>> I got a place of residence?
>> Judge Judy: How?
>> I got a subsidized voucher
through the county that I am in
and qualified to move in to a
home with my children.
>> Judge Judy: Who pays the
rent?
>> I pay a portion, and then the
state pays a portion.
>> Judge Judy: From what source
of income do you pay?
>> Oh, I get social security
disability.
>> Judge Judy: What's the nature
of your disability?
>> I have mental-health issues
as well as physical issues.
And then, my son also gets
disability, as well.
>> Judge Judy: So you don't
work.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: And how many
children do you have?
>> I have three.
>> Judge Judy: How old are they?
>> 11, 8, and 11 months.
>> Judge Judy: Is it your
8-year-old who has disability?
>> Yes, it is.
>> Judge Judy: Who is this
gentleman?
>> This is my boyfriend of eight
years.
>> Judge Judy: Is he the father
of the 11-month-old?
>> Yes, he is.
>> Judge Judy: Was he living
with you in the shelter?
>> Yes, he was.
>> Judge Judy: Does he work?
>> Yes, he does.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
does he do?
>> He works with windows in
Bemidji.
>> You moved in to the basement
of her house?
>> No, I was renting a room from
her.
>> Judge Judy: Starting when?
>> In March of this year.
>> Judge Judy: Had you been in
the shelter until that time?
>> No, I was working.
I do ice -- I'm an ice --
ice guide up on Red Lake in
Minnesota.
And I got off work and moved in
with the plaintiff, and I put
all my --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
She has a boyfriend.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How did you
contact her about renting a
room?
>> Before I went to work last
year, I left my stuff in my
pickup 'cause my pickup wouldn't
start going into work.
So when I was going --
>> Judge Judy: Before you went
to work last year...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...month and
year.
>> December of '16.
>> Judge Judy: December of 2016.
Your truck wouldn't start.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you left your
stuff in your truck.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Your stuff
meaning your clothes, any --
everything that you have?
Your belongings?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And where did you
leave the truck?
>> At her residence.
>> Judge Judy: Why?
>> 'Cause it wouldn't start.
The day I had to go to work, my
boss wanted me there that day.
>> Judge Judy: Just a minute.
Well, did you ask her if you
could leave your truck there?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And she said
okay?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then what
happened?
>> I went to work that season,
last season.
I got done working, and I moved
back into Bemidji into her
residence.
>> Judge Judy: So you asked her
to rent a room --
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: To rent a room.
Now, this lady doesn't do
anything for nothing.
So how much did she charge you
to rent a room?
>> $3,000.
>> Judge Judy: Did you give her
the $3,000?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: In cash?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: Show me where you
got it from.
>> I don't have any proof that I
gave her the money.
>> Judge Judy: When you came
back to her residence, was your
truck still not running?
>> Yes, it was not running.
>> Judge Judy: Did you get it to
run?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: How did you get
back to her residence?
>> My boss gave me a ride back
to her residence.
>> Judge Judy: At some point,
you left her residence.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Where was your
truck?
>> I drove it away.
>> Judge Judy: When did you
drive it away?
>> In August, when I moved out.
>> Judge Judy: So you lived
there from March to August.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And why did you
leave in August?
Now your truck is running.
>> Because she told me she
wanted me to vacate her home.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
And you left.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What items,
Mr. Quaas, do you allege that
the defendant has that belongs
to you?
>> She doesn't have them
anymore.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
So you have them back?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Terrific.
So, then, we're not talking
about any property.
We're talking about now slashed
tires.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: She gave your
property back to you, then I
don't have to deal with it.
Now we're talking about slashed
tires.
When did she slash your tires?
>> She did not give me my
property back, though.
>> Judge Judy: Well, where's
your property?
>> She threw it away.
>> Judge Judy: Oh. What property
did she throw away?
>> All this property I have
here.
>> Judge Judy: Far as I'm
concerned, you should've taken
anything that you wanted.
You had a truck.
I would have if I got the truck
running.
She didn't call the police and
they were chasing you.
Were they chasing you?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So, anything you
left behind is junk.
You move out in August, you take
your stuff with you.
Why didn't you?
>> 'Cause I couldn't bring it to
my new residence.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, well, that's
your pro-- that would be your
problem.
>> Yes, it is.
>> Judge Judy: So, now we're
down to slashed tires.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Jud