So, why don't you tell me,
Mr. Hall -- and I want you to
try to explain it to me as if I
were an idiot in business --
I want you to explain this
business you and Mr. Belanger
were trying to start together.
>> Okay. So, we were running a
digital-marketing and
social-media-marketing company.
>> Judge Judy: I have no idea
what that means.
>> Okay. So, what we were doing
is we were going over to these
different businesses throughout
the State of Michigan, and we
were taking over their online
marketing presence.
So, we were doing --
To dumb it down, I guess, a
little bit, we were doing
Facebook posts and we were
running ads on social media,
scaling up the online presence.
The niche that we initially were
starting with were car
dealerships, and so we were
getting these car dealerships
put in front of the correct
audience so that we could sell
them more inventory.
>> Judge Judy: And did you need
startup money to do that?
>> No, we did not need any
startup money for that.
>> Judge Judy: When did that
business start?
>> That business -- it was on,
I believe, the 28th of January.
>> Judge Judy: Of 2017?
>> 2018.
>> Judge Judy: 2018?
Oh. So, this was a short-lived
business.
>> Very, very short-lived.
>> Judge Judy: Very, very short
business.
So, we have February, March,
which is eight weeks.
Now, would you tell me,
Mr. Hall, what kind of trouble
that you got into in eight weeks
that brings you here?
>> Okay. So, we split off within
our own business, right?
I was going after my own
clients.
He was going after his own
clients, okay?
But we still wanted to keep it
under the exact same business
name, okay?
>> Judge Judy: The business name
was...?
>> Z&C Business Solutions.
So, we split off, and, in
return, the defendant said that
he would release his interest in
the two clients that we had
remaining at the time, the
beginning of March,
in exchange --
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Just a second.
So, you tried in February.
You each went your own way
getting clients, and by March
already, it wasn't working out.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And the defendant
said to you that you could keep
the two clients that you had?
>> We had four clients total
that we signed up from the
start.
>> Judge Judy: Was that four car
dealerships?
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So, you could
keep two and he could keep two?
>> Well, we had two of them
cancel our service.
>> Judge Judy: So then you had
two left?
>> We had two left.
>> Judge Judy: All right.
So, so far, this business is
going in the wrong direction.
>> That's exactly what we
realized, so the beginning of
March, we decided to kind of
lock ourselves in the office,
because we had clients that
canceling us because we didn't
offer a good service.
>> Judge Judy: That's all good.
It's a great story.
So far, we're in March.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you're locked
in an office because your two
clients left you.
You only have two clients left.
I want to know why you're here.y
suing in the amount of $593 for
half of our business products
that we had, which we're gonna
equate to four tablets total.
>> Judge Judy: Four tablets.
And where are the four tablets?
>> I believe they're at Caleb's
grandmother's house.
He did tell me that he lost
them.
>> Judge Judy: Who purchased the
four tablets?
>> They were purchased on our
business account.
Three of them were --
>> Judge Judy: Oh, just a
second.
May I see the cost?
So, the first thing that you did
was you opened up a credit card
in the name of the business.
>> Actually, we didn't.
It was just under debit cards.
>> Judge Judy: Personal debit
cards?
>> Business debit cards.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know how
those things work.
What's Vintage Beard LLC?
>> Okay. So, prior to opening up
this business, we ran another
business together, so we had
already paid for our business
LLC at this point, and it wasn't
really working out.
We weren't doing very well in
sales.
We were pretty much making
enough money to pay for lunch,
but then, when we jumped out
into the entrepreneurial world,
we needed to make enough money
to make our house and our car
payments.
So, we decided to create this
business, and we changed our LLC
name from Vintage Beard to
Z&C Investments.
>> Judge Judy: And who funded
this part?
>> I did, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> Your Honor, we both funded
this business.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
How much did you put in?
>> With everything included,
around 600 bucks.
>> Judge Judy: And how much did
you put in, sir?
>> It's hard to say, but --
>> Judge Judy: Well, if it's
hard to say, what do you want
from me?
Do you understand what I'm
saying?
Listen, I give you guys all the
credit in the world.
You seem like two really
intelligent young men.
You're certainly more focused
than most 20-year-olds.
You're certainly go-getters and
trying new things, unless you're
pulling my leg.
You know, most 20-year-olds
haven't bought themselves a pair
of mittens, not only bought and
sold a house.
So, I think that that's
absolutely terrific.
What I want to know is what do
you want?
Do you want two tablets back?
>> Well, the defendant claims
that he --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, don't
tell me what he claims.
You bought four tablets.
Is that right?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And he doesn't have --
Listen. Look at me.
He doesn't have them?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Who has them?
>> I have three of the tablets,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And where's the
fourth?
>> The fourth a salesman has.
We had three salesmen working in
our business.
I do not have the fourth tablet.
>> Judge Judy: But you have
three.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, I have to figure out how
we're gonna split one of the
tablets, 'cause one goes back to
him, at least.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Per