roommates Francesca Ortega and
boyfriend Martin Torres
physically forced her out of
their apartment.
>> Judge Judy: Now, your
answer --
I'm not even dealing with her
complaint.
Your answer talks about all the
dates, those 27th, 28th.
So you want me to believe that
after this kerfuffle, which
occurred on the 27th of May,
and the police came back on the
29th -- I assume that you have a
report that they went with you.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: May I see it?
That in between those 2 days,
you, being the nice guy that you
are, helped her move her
furniture out of the room.
That's what you want me to
believe.
>> Yes.
I helped her move her stuff.
I never threw any of her stuff
away.
>> Judge Judy: You may not have.
Now, Mr. Torres, whether the
$650 was the last month's rent,
which was June, or security
deposit, you do not have a
counterclaim, which means that
there is no claim made by you
that there was any damage caused
by her to the house, to the
apartment.
>> Yeah, we do.
We got the evidence right here.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> We got all the papers.
>> Judge Judy: Shh! Shh!
Just a second.
Hand down.
I don't have a counterclaim,
sir.
I don't care what you have
there.
There is no counterclaim here
for damage.
>> Well, what is a counterclaim?
>> We just wanted her out.
We didn't want nothin' to do
with her.
>> We will never see her again.
>> Judge Judy: Can you put her
out, please?
>> Oh, my God.
>> Can I just ask for 5 minutes?
>> Judge Judy: Put her out.
>> Two minutes.
>> Judge Judy: Put her out.
>> I just wanna say --
>> Judge Judy: Put her out.
>> Byrd: Ma'am.
>> Explain our story for two
minutes because I feel like
you're manipulating the
situation with your questions.
>> Judge Judy: Out.
>> Byrd: Miss, come this way.
>> This is ridiculous.
>> Judge Judy: You have no
counterclaim for any damage,
which you would have had to have
served her to say, "She's not
due back the $650, which we're
claiming as security deposit
because she caused damage
to her room that we are going
to be responsible for."
You did not file that against
her.
Therefore, she's entitled to her
rent/security deposit back
because she lived there a
certain amount of months.
>> She never signed anything,
though.
We had a verbal agreement where
she was --
She had a cat that she didn't
even have a pet deposit for.
We...
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Torres,
listen to me carefully, sir.
Counterclaim!
>> We're taking it out of her
security deposit.
>> Judge Judy: You did not take
it out of her security deposit
because no court said you could
take it out of her security
deposit.
That's what we're here for.
And since you didn't file
a counterclaim, she's entitled
to her $650 back.
Now, the only thing that I have
to determine is whether I
believe she got all of her
property back.
>> Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> I do have a receipt that
shows at 3:22 on May 27th,
I purchased a whole new doorknob
and lock.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
I told you before I don't care
about the doorknob and lock.
All I care about is the
furniture.
Now, the question is, when you
went to mediation on the
protective order, did the
mediator discuss your furniture?
>> No, they did not discuss
my furniture.
They said I should proceed with
that in small claims court.
>> Judge Judy: With regard
to your furniture?
>> Yes, with my property.
>> Judge Judy: Furniture.
All I'm interested in is
furniture.
>> Furniture, yes.
>> Judge Judy: You left.
Your sister was there.
There were certain things that
were packed in her car.
As far as I'm concerned, that's
all I care, that your sister
came over that night and packed
things in her car.
But you didn't pack your bed in
your car.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Now, did you
get your bed back?
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: What other
furniture didn't you get back?
>> It was my bed, I had this
little desk.
And also, it wasn't furniture.
The rest was just clothing --
>> Judge Judy: Just the bed and
the desk.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Where'd you get
the bed from?
>> I got the bed from a family
friend.
She gave me a bed, so I don't
have a receipt.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
And the desk?
>> A family friend, too.
>> Judge Judy: Great. Okay.
You owe her $650.
Judgement for the plaintiff.
We're done.
>> Thank you, Your Honor.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> Who leaves and leaves $2,000
worth of things in a room
after threatening everybody in
the house?
>> She might be just a little
mentally unstable to be renting
out rooms to college students.
>> Just needed her gone and not
deal with her anymore.
>> I'm just getting my own
apartment.
>> She was a nightmare.
>> No craziness.