with Mr. Henriquez, if that's
okay with you, Ms. Session.
Mr. Henriquez, what is your
business?
>> We're an event production and
management company.
>> Judge Judy: Are you the
owner?
>> Yes, I am.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
had it?
>> Since 2004.
That's when I started my
business.
>> Judge Judy: And who do you
work with?
>> I work with several different
vendors.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so what you
do is, people are really booking
you for whatever talent you
have.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And, depending
upon what they need, you reach
out to your vendors, get stuff
they need, and you coordinate
putting the stuff together.
So people are really paying you
for your talent.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And you would
agree with me that that's a
unique thing, because other than
that, someone could go to the
vendors themselves and say,
"Listen, I need tables and
chairs and tents and things, and
just deliver them, and I'll put
them together," but hiring you
gives one a sense of "Things
will get done because
Mr. Henriquez is gonna take care
of it."
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Didn't we do that
well?
>> You did.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Session
authored a book, and she wanted
to do a book party.
Not necessarily a really
expensive book party, but she
was bringing together a whole
host of people to sort of get
the talk going about this book.
I'll let you show me the book.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: So, she hired you
to plan an event.
And your planning of an event --
Nice.
"Get Your Career Life in Order."
I should read it myself.
[ Laughter ]
Part of what you were supposed
to do is you were supposed to
coordinate bringing the tents
and things so that she could
display the books inside, and
she was planning on having how
many people?
>> Close to about 100 people
or so.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
supposed to provide tents.
>> We were providing, actually,
a sponsorship.
>> Judge Judy: A sponsorship?
What does that mean?
>> Meaning we were actually
gonna be providing a lot of
stuff for free.
>> Judge Judy: What were you
supposed to provide not for
free?
'Cause she paid you money.
>> There was a couple of things
that she had asked for in the
beginning that --
>> Judge Judy: What did she pay
you for?
>> What she did pay for was the
actual --
Give me one quick second.
Smart TV, basically, where she
needed --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Smart TV.
>> Correct.
The stand for the actual TV,
as well.
>> Judge Judy: And?
What else were you supposed to
provide?
>> Well, what I was supposed to
provide was, actually, the full
that we were providing and
sponsoring was an event tent,
20 by 40.
>> Judge Judy: That's where
we're starting -- an event tent.
>> Okay.
Event seats for 100 people,
event tables.
>> Judge Judy: And what time was
the event supposed to start?
>> It was supposed to start at
11:00.
>> 11:00 a.m. on what date?
>> On January 22nd.
>> Judge Judy: And in order to
set up tent, tables, chairs,
and whatever, give me a figure,
a timeframe.
Should you had been there at
8:00 or 8:30 to set up this
tent?
>> Uh --
>> Judge Judy: You're the event
planner, right?
And she paid you $400?
>> The total amount was $387.29.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
January 22, 2017?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: It is pouring!
What time should you have been
there?
>> Around 9:30, latest.
>> Judge Judy: 9:30, latest.
So, let's say 9:00.
What time did you get there?
>> Um...
>> Judge Judy: You.
>> I wasn't able to actually
make it.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
Because?
>> Due to an incident that we
had got into on the freeway.
>> Judge Judy: And you moved the
event someplace else?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> It is.
>> Judge Judy: Indoors?
>> Indoors.
>> Judge Judy: And you did that
very quickly.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: On January 22nd.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And she wants her
money back.
So?
>> I did credit her account back
for what she had paid for, okay,
so we do have a store credit
which basically --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
No store credit.
She didn't give you wampum.
She gave you cash money.
She don't want a credit.
She wants her money back.
Got it?
>> Correct.
want the amount that you had to
pay for the second venue.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's sort
of ridiculous because you
would've had to pay one venue
if not the other, and it was
probably better indoors anyway.
>> Actually, Your Honor -- I'm
sorry -- the original venue was
donating the space for us.
The guarantee was that the
individuals that attended the
event, since we had over 100
people RSVP, would cover the
cost.
But when we moved it, we
actually had to pay for catering
for the attendees that showed
up.
>> Judge Judy: That's okay.
$387.29 is what you paid him?
>> I paid him, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah, that's what
you get back.
Thank you.
Is this for me?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: This book?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Thank you.