this?
>> This is my nephew, Curtis.
He was with me throughout the
trip that we are here for today.
>> Judge Judy: Who do you live
with?
>> My husband.
>> Judge Judy: Is he here, as
well?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what kind
of work do you do?
>> I am a retired nurse.
I was injured on the job four
years ago and unable to return
to work.
>> Judge Judy: How old are you?
>> 42.
>> Judge Judy: You collect any
sort of disability?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And as some sort of a side
business, you do tropical fish?
>> As a hobby, I have several --
>> Judge Judy: It's more than a
hobby because -- It's clearly
more than a hobby because that's
why we're here.
Everybody was supposed to make
money on this little project.
>> As far as -- the only money
that I get from this hobby is to
keep my fish tanks going.
I don't sell for a profit.
The only time I sell fish are
when I need supplies for my fish
tank, whether it be filters,
fish food, chemicals.
>> Judge Judy: "I breed fish in
my home as a hobby.
I sell my fish to pay for all
the expenses related to the
activity.
I met James a couple of years
ago at a local fish auction."
Is that where she met you?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Where did she
meet you?
>> She actually met through the
Erie County Tropical Fish Club
Facebook page.
We didn't actually meet in
person until April of this year.
>> Judge Judy: And so I want you
to tell me -- You met on a
Facebook page, but in April,
how did you meet?
>> I had been looking for the
last couple of years to get a
new stock of angels just to have
them 'cause I --
>> Judge Judy: New stock of
what?
>> Angelfish, because I enjoy
them as a hobby and I knew she
was a local breeder that had
great knowledge to the
community.
>> Judge Judy: Are those giant
angelfish, or are they small
angelfish?
>> Full size, they get about six
to eight inches, max.
>> Judge Judy: That's big.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So, these are big
tanks that they're in.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And tell me
something -- Mr. Doss, how much
do you pay for one of these
angelfish?
>> If you get them in fry size,
you can pay 50 cents to $1.
They range up to several hundred
dollars.
>> Judge Judy: Did you ever buy
fish from Ms. Crumb?
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: Do you breed
anything other than angelfish?
>> I have several different
kinds of fish, Your Honor.
I don't necessarily breed them.
I have cichlid fish called
Mbunas, different varieties.
I have a tank of discus fish.
I have some higher-end guppies,
Bristlenose Plecos, a few
different varieties of those.
>> Judge Judy: How many tanks do
you have in your house?
>> I have two large 75-gallon
tanks, a 55-gallon tank, a
29-gallon tank, and at the
current moment, I have three
10-gallon tanks set up.
I also have Betta fish.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Now you're gonna tell me why
you're suing both Mr. Doss and
Mr. Fried.
>> Mr. Doss had asked me to
attend what's called the
American Reef and Reptile
convention in Hampton, Virginia.
This was to help him promote his
store, and I supplied a good
deal of the fish for him.
>> Judge Judy: He has a store
that sells, among other things,
tropical fish.
>> Actually, he never opened his
store.
This was to help him get his
store opened and up and running.
I also helped him with with the
Facebook page when he first
started the Facebook page for
his store.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you have a
Facebook page also, yes?
>> Just my private Facebook
page, yes.
>> Judge Judy: But it doesn't
have anything to do with fish.
>> I do post pictures of my fish
on there from time to time.
>> Judge Judy: Is that how you
found her?
>> Yes.
I actually found her through the
Tropical Fish Club of
Erie County.
Their Facebook page -- they have
a group page, and that's where I
found her.
>> Judge Judy: Through an
advertisement?
>> We belonged --
>> Just being a member.
>> At the time, we belonged --
>> Judge Judy: Excuse me.
>> Just being a member.
>> Judge Judy: You're a member
of the club?
>> Right.
They're members of the club.
>> Judge Judy: And how are you
related to him?
>> He -- I'm his uncle.
>> Judge Judy: Do you work
together in this fish business?
>> No.
>> I'm helping him out whenever
he needs help and --
>> Judge Judy: How do you help
him?
>> Example --
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
I didn't ask you anything.
>> Make phone calls for him, or
I'll feed the fish in the house.
At the expo, I took care of the
money.
You know, people bought
something, I took the money.
>> Judge Judy: Who did they buy
something from?
>> Them.
>> Judge Judy: The two of them.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, they each
brought fish to sell at the
expo.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the expo
required you traveling to the
expo.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many days did
it take you to get there?
>> It took one night.
>> Judge Judy: Did you have to
stay over?
>> We stayed over the night
after the show.
>> Judge Judy: And did you stay
at a hotel or a motel?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Who paid for
that?
>> Kendra did.
>> Judge Judy: Why?
>> We didn't have any money at
the time.
My Social Security didn't come
until after the event.
>> Judge Judy: Did you tell her
that?
>> Yes, she was aware of that.
>> Judge Judy: No, I didn't ask
you, was she aware of that?
I asked you whether you told her
that your Social Security wasn't
coming until after the event.
>> I do not know the answer to
that because I didn't tell her.
Jimmy and Kendra did most of the
arrangements.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
But you told Jimmy that your
Social Security wasn't coming
until afterwards...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...which
presupposes that there was an
agreement that you would share
the expenses.
And you said to him, "Well, my
Social Security's not coming
till after the event, so I can't
pay for my share until after the
event."
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: That sounds
right.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.
So, Jimmy was supposed to pay
for his share of the
transportation and hotel, et
cetera, also.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Did he pay?
That would be a...no.
Hand down.
Did you pay?