lawsuit is about an allegation
that Mr. McNeese stole some
property that belongs to you.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Property that you
allege
he stole was some sort of cards.
And I know that I come
from another century,
but I've never heard
of those cards,
and I see that you came equipped
for show and tell.
So would you show me the cards,
what these cards are?
>> Okay.
These are Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.
>> Judge Judy: Give them to
Officer Byrd.
>> They're collectible,
and each one comes
in a different box.
>> Judge Judy: My children
used to collect baseball cards.
You didn't play with them,
but you traded them.
Do you remember baseball cards?
>> Byrd: Yes, I do. Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Do they still
have them?
>> They still have them.
>> Judge Judy: Really?
>> Byrd: Yep.
>> Judge Judy: But you do
something else with these.
I mean, you play with them.
>> We duel each other.
It's kind of like, you know,
I bring my cards,
and he bring his cards,
and we determine who's better.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
What it comes down to is you
have an allegation
that he stole your property.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You've known him
for a while.
You were at some mutual
friend's house practicing
this dueling card game
or whatever you were doing.
And you woke up the next
morning.
You decided to stay over.
When you woke up,
some of your cards were gone.
And the only one who wasn't
there was the defendant.
Let us assume you're missing
your cards for the purposes of
this case.
The cards disappeared
on what date?
>> February the 1st, but
I didn't notice until the 2nd.
>> Judge Judy: Well, so you
don't know whether they were
gone February 1st or 2nd?
You didn't notice them until
the 2nd that they were missing?
>> The second in the morning.
So, like, around like 8:00,
9:00.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Well, the 2nd starts
at midnight, right?
You don't know when they left.
Somewhere between the 1st
and the 2nd.
>> I didn't go to sleep until
around, like, 11:00 or 12:00,
and, at that point,
my cards were still available.
>> Judge Judy: You claim
the defendant stole them.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the defendant
will tell me that he was present
the evening of the 1st
until what time?
>> I actually waited
until the first bus
came the next morning,
which was at 5:00 a.m.
>> Judge Judy: And you left --
>> Around the time --
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
And you left at 5:00 a.m.?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And your answer
says "I didn't take his cards"?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> That's not true. He's lying.
>> Judge Judy: Shh. Shh.
Hands out of pockets.
Now it's up to you
to give me proof
that he took your cards.
I'm listening.
>> Well, I actually have
photo evidence that he tried
to sell my cards to a local
vendor through Facebook.
>> Judge Judy: Now, Mr. McNeese.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You would agree,
would you not, that if
Mr. Bell could produce proof
to me that you attempted
to sell any of his 21 cards
to a third person, then I could
make that giant leap
and say, "You took his cards."
You would agree with me there.
Correct?
>> Definitely.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.
I'd like to see where he tried
to sell your cards.
>> There's more to it than that.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And this was done on what date?
>> This was, like, on February
the 2nd or the 3rd.
>> Judge Judy: Would you show
this to the defendant?
Are those your cards, sir?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: When, previous
to this early February date,
did you post cards to sell?
>> Oh, I do all the time.
>> Judge Judy: I can't actually
see these cards.
He says they're his.
How do I...
>> The thing is I brought a
witness because, like,
the community is very small,
so if you have cards, people
will know what you're playing
because
you play these people, you know,
the same people all the time.
So the community is about 30
to 40 people that always
get together --
>> Judge Judy: Are there
duplicates of these cards,
or are they one of a kind?
>> There's duplicates,
but it's really hard
to get certain cards.
For example,
there's a rarity system.
So secret rare cards only come
in, like, two per box,
so it's really hard to get them.
And then also in each box
it's not even a guarantee that
you're going to get the secret
that you want.
>> Judge Judy: I'm getting a
"zhuzh" in my head.
Could you find the date
on here for me?
>> Byrd: Oh, geez, Judge.
Okay.
I'm looking
at 2/2/2016, 6:23 p.m.
And then this one
just has the time on here.
There's this large one...
>> Judge Judy: Are they the
same?
Are these the same photographs,
only one is blown up?
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.