the defendant
is your brother-in-law.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And I assume this
is your wife.
>> This is my wife.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
been married?
>> Almost a year and a half.
>> Judge Judy: And you moved
into her home?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: She has
a large piece of property,
and on that piece of property
are two houses,
a large one and a small one.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Her mother
was living in the large one?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Who was living in
the large one?
>> The mother was living
in a small park model,
which sits about 50 feet away
from the big house.
And then we were living
in the big house,
and she wanted to live
with her furniture, so we said,
"You know what? That's fine.
You can live in the big house."
And we moved into the small
house, so we moved mom into the
big house, so she could have
all of her furniture.
>> Judge Judy: That's what I
said.
I said, "Your mom was living
in the big house."
Could you stand up, please?
Was this house a family house,
or did you purchase this house?
>> Purchased it.
>> Judge Judy: When?
>> In 2013, December.
>> Judge Judy: Where was
your mother living at the time?
>> My mom lived in a condo
in Everett.
>> Judge Judy: And when did
she move to the property?
>> About 2014.
>> Judge Judy: When your mother
moved to the big house,
at what point did your brother
move into the house?
>> Approximately January 5th,
2017.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> Yes, ma'am, January.
>> Judge Judy: January of...
>> Of 2017.
>> Judge Judy: Right,
and who else lived in the house
at the time you moved in?
>> My mother
and my younger brother.
>> Judge Judy: Were you working
at the time?
>> Part-time.
>> Judge Judy: So the answer
is, no, you weren't working.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Does your mother
work?
>> No, she's retired.
>> Judge Judy: How is she
supported?
>> I think she gets Social
Security, stuff like that.
>> Judge Judy: How is your
mother supported?
>> Mom did have Social Security,
but we paid all of
the household bills,
including the new car
we purchased her.
>> Judge Judy: By the way,
is this property
that you purchased
prior to your marriage?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Is this property
in your name
or in both your names now?
>> Mine.
>> Judge Judy: So you actually
have to be there,
not your husband, with regard
to the property damage because
he doesn't own the property.
Right?
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Now, you allege
that, during the time
that your brother lived there,
and it was a relatively brief
period
of time that he lived there --
couple of months?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That he caused
damage to the big house.
What damage did he cause?
>> Well, his dogs peed
and [bleep] all over our home,
and there is pictures of that.
There's a hole in the wall.
>> Judge Judy: Well, how many
dogs do you have?
>> I have five Chihuahuas.
>> He had nine at the time.
>> Judge Judy: Shh, shh, shh.
>> Five, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How many dogs did
you move with when you moved
into the large residence?
>> Five.
>> Judge Judy: How many did your
mother have?
>> Two.
>> Judge Judy: And your younger
brother?
>> None.
>> Judge Judy: So there
was seven dogs in the house?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: What are you
doing with five dogs?
>> I love animals.
>> Judge Judy: Me too.
>> But I take care
of my animals, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Can I see
pictures of what you're talking
about?
And you're going to tell me
why you attribute it
to Mr. Hatch.
What is that?
"Tracy broke my glass."
>> Oh, that shows that there
is glass on that window,
but the next picture
shows where the glass is broken.
>> Judge Judy: And you allege
that he did that?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How do you know
that he did that?
>> Well, out of our family,
he's the only angry one.
>> Judge Judy: That's not...
>> I see.
>> Judge Judy: That's not...
Shh. Shh.
And what is this a picture of?
>> That's a picture of a hole
in the garage door
that my husband
had to put back together.
>> Judge Judy: And other than
him being the only angry one,
that's how you ascribe
this damage to him?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: This is a picture
of?
>> That's where the dogs
had urinated on our wood floors.
>> Judge Judy: But there
were lots of dogs there.
There were two other dogs there
that weren't his.
>> You are correct,
but my mom's dogs
were potty-trained.
His dogs were not potty-trained,
all nine of them.
He forgot to mention
the litter his dog
had while it was there.
>> Five.
>> Judge Judy: This is, I
assume, another hole
that you ascribe to him
as a result of his temper.
I don't know what this is.
What is this?
>> That's where we shut
the water off to the house
because they had done something
to our septic system,
and we had to have
the septic man
come out and pump it.
And it shows that the sewer
backed up in the shower.
>> Judge Judy: But there were
a lot of people there.
>> There were
three people there.
>> Judge Judy: There was
your mother, the defendant
and the younger brother.
>> The younger brother was only
there a couple of days a week.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You know,
it's a court, so it's proof.
>> Right.