you ladies have a little too
much time on your hands.
As far as I gather, you knew
each other socially.
You liked her brother.
She liked your brother.
You became friends, and then
some drama developed
between the two of you.
In 30 seconds or less,
explain to me what the drama was
because that's part of the case.
I don't want to hear
a whole story.
I just want you to give me
a general gist of what the drama
was between the two of you.
>> Okay, it started over
my brother
messing with one of my friends.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, and then,
according to you,
the defendant
started to post things
about you on Facebook.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Uh-uh!
I'll take a look at them.
Well, I read what she wrote,
and she said,
"I don't have a Facebook,
but I'm opening one up,"
because you were saying things
about her that aren't true...
>> That is correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...and this
is what she said about you,
which isn't terrible.
She said that you're not telling
the truth about something,
but she didn't threaten you.
She said whatever you're saying
about her isn't true.
So in response to that --
this was sent on November 30th
at 8:58
in the morning by her.
Now I would assume that you
figured out
that at 8:58 in the morning,
she was supposed to be working.
>> She doesn't work.
>> Judge Judy: Well...
>> What happened
was, Your Honor...
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
Was she working then?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
What did you do
in response to this?
>> I started receiving phone
calls and inboxes from friends
that were on my friend list
asking me why was she,
my brother's girlfriend,
sending them friend requests.
>> Judge Judy:
Look, listen to me.
You say in your complaint
that you went
to her place of work...
>> No, that's a different
incident.
That happened in 2016
when she put that on Facebook.
>> Judge Judy: I'm not
interested in anything other
than what brought you
to her place of business
to complain to her management
that she was
bothering your family.
>> Oh, because my daughter went
into Food Lion
on July 24, 2017.
>> Judge Judy: Your daughter
went into?
>> My daughter
went into Food Lion.
>> Judge Judy: What is that?
>> That's a grocery store.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> My daughter called me.
>> Judge Judy: How old
is your daughter?
>> She's 24.
>> Judge Judy:
Okay, so your adult daughter
went into a food store?
>> Mm-hmm.
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And?
>> She called my phone
and she was crying saying
that Ackingna
came to her register
while she was giving her newborn
baby milk stating
that could curse,
fight
or do whatever she wanted to.
>> Judge Judy: So she went up
to your 24-year-old daughter
and said something nasty to her.
According to your daughter...
Is this your daughter?
>> No, that's my sister.
>> Judge Judy:
Oh, then you should have brought
your daughter
because your daughter
could actually tell me
what was said to her.
You see, you can't,
except I'm not accepting it
for the truth of it,
only that that precipitated you,
you, to go to her store.
Is...
>> I went to her super--
I went
to her store and talked...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
You have a 24-year-old child
who is a mother...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...and if she
felt intimidated
by something that was said
to her, what's wrong with her?
Is she unstable?
>> Well, she was upset and...
>> Judge Judy:
Well, just a second.
Is she unstable?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Is she
psychiatrically challenged?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Well, then,
if she has a problem,
then she can go
to a store manager
and say to the store manager,
"One of your employees just said
something to me,
and even though she has
a history with my family,
I don't like it."
She didn't do that.
She told you, and instead of
addressing it with her,
you went to her store manager,
and in addition to going to her
store manager, you filed
a formal complaint, you...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
...not your daughter, you,
against her.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
As a result of that,
she was suspended from work
for a couple of days until
they investigated it, correct?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then
you were reinstated?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
And you went back to work.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then,
in retaliation
for her doing that, you filed
a complaint against her.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
And that's the complaint
that you're suing about.
>> Well, I'm --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: You filed
a complaint against her
for saying something nasty
to your adult daughter.
As a result of that, she filed
a complaint against you,
and it's that complaint
that you're suing her about
because you said
that wasn't true.
She filed a complaint about you.
She knew that...
She was trying
to get you fired, right?
>> No, ma'am.
I was not trying
to get her fired.
>> Judge Judy: No, that she was
trying to get you fired.
>> No, ma'am.
That's...
>> Judge Judy: That's what
you say in your answer