I'm going to start with you.
You and Ms. Morgan worked
together.
Is that how you met?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you needed a
place to stay?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why did you need
a place to stay?
>> I was currently
staying in a hotel,
and I couldn't afford
to keep staying there.
>> Judge Judy: How much were you
paying at the hotel?
>> $1,300 a month.
>> Judge Judy: And how much were
you earning?
>> I get anywhere from three...
I'm a server,
so it really depends.
>> Judge Judy: Got it.
And Ms. Morgan worked
at the same place?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: She offered you
to come to stay with her
and you would split the rent.
There were just the two
of you there?
>> No, ma'am.
In the beginning,
she offered to help.
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
She doesn't know you other
than both being a server at a
restaurant, right?
So why would she...
I mean, you're not her sister.
You're not her cousin.
You're not her niece.
You're not anybody to her other
than somebody
who she knew from work,
who was paying $1,300
a month in a hotel,
who couldn't afford it.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And she had an
apartment.
She lived alone?
>> She didn't have anywhere
at that moment.
>> Judge Judy: Was she living
alone?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: So she was living
alone.
And how many bedrooms
are in her apartment?
>> Two.
>> Judge Judy: Two. Easy.
You come move in with me.
We'll split the rent.
How much was the rent?
>> $650.
>> Judge Judy: In total?
>> Yes, every month.
>> Judge Judy: So $650 cut in
half, right?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So your share
of the rent
would've been $325...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...as opposed to
$1,300.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: That sounds
like a pretty good deal to me.
When did you move in?
>> About the middle
of September 2016.
>> September 16th,
to be exact, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And when did you
move out?
>> December 20, 2016.
>> The 21st.
>> Judge Judy: Don't shout out
again.
Otherwise I'm going
to just dismiss your case.
September to October,
October to November,
November to December.
Three months.
How many times
did you pay her rent?
>> Three.
>> Judge Judy: How much did you
give her each month?
>> $325 for rent and it varied
each month as far as...
>> Judge Judy: No.
So you paid her $325 each month
for rent.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: September to
October, October to November,
November to December.
Is that true?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Of course not.
Because you don't even say
that in your answer.
Because you say, "About a month
after I was staying there,
Paige asked me to pay
half of the rent, which I did."
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: That was a month
later.
So you lived there 3 months,
but according to your answer
you only paid rent for 2 months.
>> Yes, ma'am.
In the beginning she agreed
to help me out.
I told her that I can help out
with what I can,
but we didn't have a...
>> Judge Judy: So you didn't pay
rent for one month.
>> I paid every month
I was there.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't pay...
I asked you 2 seconds ago.
I said, "How many months
did you pay?"
You said, "I paid $325
every month that I was there."
But I remembered reading
your answer,
and your answer said
that you didn't pay rent
the first month you were there.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Great. Okay.
Didn't work out.
It didn't work out
because of some Internet bill.
You had your boyfriend
who was staying over...
Is this your boyfriend?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So he was staying
over, and he was using your
computer and whatever.
She was also supposed to
contribute, according to you,
to the cable bill.
She didn't contribute
to the cable bill.
She said, "I don't use a
computer."
So what you did was you
took her off the account.
Then you had a fight.
You had a big fight.
So far, am I right?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And the big fight took place
on December 20th
or December 21st?
>> The 21st.
>> Judge Judy: According to you,
she damaged property.
What did she damage?
>> The room that she had was
completely furnished,
and after she moved out
I went in there and she had
ripped apart the bed.
I'm not exactly sure
what she did,
but the frame, the footboard,
everything was actually --
>> Judge Judy: Show me a
picture.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me about
the fight, Ms. McClendon.
>> On the 20th, we had already
had previous arguments.
That was not the first big
fight.
We had one before where I came
to her and asked her,
"If Drew's going to be
living there, you know,
I feel like he should pay
a third of the rent.
And I don't have a TV.
I don't watch TV.
I don't feel like I should have
to pay half of the cable bill."
And she said,
"But you use the Wi-Fi."
And I agreed, "Yes, I do.
And I will pay
half of the Wi-Fi bill."
I went online.
I looked up how much
their highest cable service was,
which was $39.99, and I told her
that I would pay half of that.
But she told me that
because it's a bundled deal,
I still have
to pay half of the whole bill.
>> Judge Judy: So that was
what the fight was about.
>> That's what started it, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And then it escalated
from there.
Does your boyfriend
still come over to visit?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah, okay.
What's your permanent address?
>> I'm sorry, ma'am?
>> Judge Judy: Your permanent
address.
>> It's in Douglasville,
Georgia,
one road over from her.
It's 29 --
>> No, that's my address.
>> Oh, that's right.
I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy: Good. Very good.
>> I'm sorry, yes.
It's 3865 --
>> Judge Judy: Your face
just got really red, sir.
>> Yes, yes.
Yes, ma'am, I'm very nervous.
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah. Great.
>> We watch your show.
>> We do.