when there was
a disagreement at the house.
You were living at the house.
When was that disagreement,
Ms. Franklin?
It involved your son.
Is that right?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
In November, my son...
>> Judge Judy: Of 2016?
>> Yes.
My son and his girlfriend
came to visit us
for Thanksgiving,
and he had
a disagreement with my husband.
>> Judge Judy: About what?
>> It was between an argument
Erick said
because I wasn't there.
He said Jerry's...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
You weren't present.
Who was present?
>> My son and my husband.
>> Judge Judy: Do you want
to step up, Mr. Franklin,
and tell me what happened
in November of 2016
with you and your stepson?
>> Her son come to me
and ask me,
"I don't want you
to bother my mother."
And I said, "What kind of
question is that?
You're
just a guest in my house."
>> Judge Judy:
What kind of bother?
>> He said he doesn't want me...
He said, "My mother told me that
you
don't want to let her sleep."
And I said, "This is not
a question to ask me.
This is my house
that you are in.
You cannot ask me
that kind of question."
And then he was aggressive
toward me,
and I called the police.
And then she was mad.
And then when she came,
she called the police and lied
and said that I pushed her.
And then I was arrested
for seven days.
But when I go to court,
there was no witness,
no evidence, no proof,
and then they just dismissed
that case.
>> Judge Judy:
Now, when you came home,
was your wife at home?
>> No.
She went to the airport to drop
somebody
that was
in our house as a guest also.
>> Judge Judy: Did she come home
when you were home?
Did you see her
again in the house?
>> Yeah.
She came back home.
That's when
she called the police.
>> Judge Judy: And where was
your daughter at this time?
>> She was at work.
>> Judge Judy: Were you aware
of the fact your daughter
filed for a protective order
to exclude
your wife from the house?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did you file
for a protective order
to exclude your stepmother
from the house?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: You did not?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy:
Never filed a protective order?
>> Only thing I filed
is just stalking.
>> Judge Judy: Stalking?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Was she living
in the house at the time?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did you file
for a protective order
against your stepdaughter?
>> I did, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: When?
>> It was December the 2nd.
>> Judge Judy: Why?
>> I felt reasonably threatened
in my home.
She's very spiteful.
>> Judge Judy: Go ahead.
She was living at home?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
And your husband was in jail?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
Tell me why you called
the police, Ms. Franklin.
>> I called the police because
I felt threatened in my home.
There was a lot of tension.
Natasha is very spiteful.
>> Judge Judy: I'm talking
about your husband.
Why did you call the police
with regard to your husband?
>> He pushed me,
and I called the police.
>> Judge Judy:
How did he push you?
>> In the back.
>> Judge Judy: Show me
how he pushed you in the back.
Byrd, would you just
step over there?
I just want to see
how he pushed you in the back.
Show me how your husband
pushed you.
>> Just like that.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Franklin,
I actually think
that your response
to this argument
was irresponsible.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Irresponsible.
a protective order
against your stepdaughter
because you say
she can be vindictive?
>> Vindictive.
Very spiteful.
>> Judge Judy: Spiteful.
>> There was a lot of tension.
>> Judge Judy: Tension.
>> She wasn't speaking
to me at all.
>> Judge Judy: Wasn't speaking
to you,
all reasons not to get along.
I haven't heard one basis
for a protective order, not one.
>> I felt reasonably threatened.
>> Judge Judy: Who cares?
File an eviction proceeding
if the house is in your name.
Say, "I want you out of the
house. You're not paying rent."
And go down to the court.
Is the house yours?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So she's not
paying rent.
Move to get her out.
But protective order because
this is a family
tense situation,
bringing in the courts,
Ms. Franklin, is not something
we do
because you have a feeling.
Because she's not talking to you
and it's uncomfortable
and she could be spiteful.
That's not a basis
for annoying the court.
Do you understand?
>> I understand.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.