>> Byrd: All parties in
the matter of Kemmerle
vs. Ungureanu, step forward.
>> Announcer: Matthew Kemmerle
is suing fellow motorist
Christinel Ungureanu for an
accident on the freeway.
Christinel is countersuing
for his insurance deductible.
>> Judge Judy: This is an
automobile accident, and it was
brought about by, based upon
what I read in the papers,
two stupid guys who didn't know
how to share the road.
And when you had this automobile
accident, your car was damaged.
You filed claim with your
insurance, with his insurance,
and it was determined after
investigation that
the accident was 60% your
fault...
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: ...which you
don't think is true...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...which is why
we're here.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: So let me
understand what you claim
happened, which made you 100%
guilt-free.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: You're on
the parkway, and?
>> So the story begins a little
bit before the actual accident.
I was driving westbound on I-80,
and I was coming up to
Rocklin Road, and --
>> Judge Judy: In what lane were
you traveling?
>> I was in the middle lane.
>> Judge Judy: You were
traveling in the middle lane.
>> It's a three-lane freeway.
At this point, I'm in
the middle lane, and some cars
are coming on the on-ramp from
Rocklin Road.
One of the cars pulls in front
of me.
I'm now close to that car,
so I moved from the middle
lane ---
>> Judge Judy: One of the cars
pulled in front of you...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...and you were
in the middle lane.
>> I was in the middle lane,
yes.
>> Judge Judy: So the car got on
the freeway, according to you,
and instead of staying in
the right-hand lane, pulled over
to the middle lane.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And then what
happened?
>> So I moved into
the fast lane, the left lane.
>> Judge Judy: So because this
car pulled in front of you,
instead of sort of slowing
for a second to let the traffic,
you pulled over to the fast
lane.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when you
pulled over to the fast lane,
you were then in front of
the defendant.
>> Yes, but he was far back.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you were
now in front of the defendant.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: And what happened
happened next?
>> So, he's coming up at
80 miles per hour, and he comes
up close to my tail end.
So I'm driving for sometime
with him on my tail end.
I tap on the brakes --
>> Judge Judy: So the defendant
was on your tail is what you're
saying, and your response to
the defendant being on your tail
was not to put on your blinker
and get out of the fast lane,
but was to tap on your brakes.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then,
according to what I read,
the defendant pulled into
the right lane, the middle lane,
where you had come from.
That's what you wrote here.
>> I said he went to my right,
but I didn't say he was in
the lane to my -- He went all
the way to the right.
>> Judge Judy: So he went all
the way to the right.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So it was
evidently clear enough for you
to move over to the right.
If he moved over to the right,
it was evidently clear enough
for you to have moved over
to the right.
>> I think he did it in
a reckless manner.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
what you think, which is why
we're here and why I'm not
giving this case any more than
two more seconds.
So instead of -- 'Cause you had
pulled in front of him.
I don't care where --
You pulled in front of him.
He got annoyed.
He's on your tail.
Instead of responding by putting
on your blinker and going back
into the middle lane, you tapped
on your brakes...
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: ...to get him off
your tail.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And he goes all
the way over...
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: ...so that
suggests to me that you could
have also gotten out of
the fast lane, right?
If he got out of the fast lane,
you could have gotten out of
the fast lane.
He went over and --
See that face?
That face pulled back in front
of you, right?
Right -- like an idiot.
Pulled back in front of you
because -- maybe it's an
anatomical thing.
I'm not sure.
[ Laughter ]
So then he moves back and cuts
you off, and, according to you,
he slams on his brake...
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: No, he doesn't do
what you did, which was to tap
on his brake.
Yeah.
He slammed on his brake,
causing you to swerve
and have an accident.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Are we done?
Is that what happened?
I just want to know.
I've read your complaint,
and that's what you said
happened in your complaint.
>> Well, there's a few more
details.
>> Judge Judy: You tapped,
he slammed.
You had an accident.
>> Yes.
He retaliated and slammed --
>> Judge Judy: He retaliated
your tap with a slam.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Your case is