the plaintiff...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...you arranged
with her to paint the condo.
>> Yeah, just do painting, yes.
>> Judge Judy: And how much
money did she give you?
>> The job was for, I believe,
$3,600, and she gave me $3,200.
>> Judge Judy: Now, who did you
speak to about putting texture
on the walls?
>> It was the mom's idea to do
all the smooth-coating.
>> Judge Judy: Was that after
the plaintiff had gone on her
trip?
>> No. We were all together.
>> Judge Judy: And this is
something that's difficult to
do, texturizing the walls.
>> Yes, smooth-coating is a very
difficult thing.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Judge Judy: The answer is
"yes."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Had you ever done
that before?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many times?
>> Probably six or seven times.
It's just something I don't do
all the time, but I can do it.
And I had another person helping
me that was trained in that
field.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
photographs of the house?
>> Yes, I do.
You can see the poor paint job
he's done, and you'll see that
things weren't smooth.
>> Judge Judy: May I just look
at it?
What is this that you're showing
me?
>> That's the cabinets.
He was also hired to paint the
cabinets.
I actually have the contract if
you'd like to see it.
>> Judge Judy: I would.
>> This is the first contract.
And this will show you the
payments at the top.
>> Judge Judy: Is this after he
finished the job?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Well, Mr. Perez,
if this is what it looked like
when you finished it, it's an
awful job.
>> If those are the outlets...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
It's an awful job.
>> Okay. I wasn't there.
>> Judge Judy: I would actually
be embarrassed for you to say
that this was completed work.
>> It wasn't completed work.
That's why I was trying to...
>> Then why didn't you come
back?
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no, no,
no, no, don't speak to him.you
mean, it wasn't completed work?
>> Well, after she came back
from Bali, she gave me $1,200,
and I told her, "Hold on to
$400.
If there's any mistakes,
anything you see, let me know,
and I'll make corrections."
>> That's a lie.
>> Judge Judy: If you say
another word, I'm dismissing
your case.
Do you understand?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Now it's clear.
You may have a legitimate case,
but if you interrupt him, I'm
gonna dismiss your case.
We don't do that.
Go.
>> So, I just -- I told her -- I
go, "If there's anything you
need to do or see that's wrong,
I'll make corrections."
She said, "Okay, there are some
areas that are, you know, in the
rooms that need to be touched
up," so I did.
So, I came back the next day,
patched everything, and
repainted the whole apartment
again.
And then she was still, I
guess --
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean,
you painted the whole apartment
again?
>> I patched everything, and I
just painted the whole
apartment, everything.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that means
that you did a miserable job the
first time.
>> Well, I had to -- No, I had
to cover all the patch marks
that I did.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Perez, this
is terrible work.
>> That's a vent.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care what
it is.
It's -- I have cabinets.
I have vents.
It's terrible work.
>> I wasn't finished.
She wouldn't let me finish.
I came back three or four times,
and then -- and then when her
father got involved, that's when
everything went bad because he
started writing on all the
walls, and I wasn't able to get
a chance to finish.
I came back the next day with
the guy, and we started floating
all over everything again.
And she just, like, started
talking to me, you know...
>> Judge Judy: Would you stand
up, please, sir?
Did you put these black marks
all over the walls?
>> Yes, I did because through
the whole ceilings, walls, it
was all jagged.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I have to
tell you, I think that that's
sort of outrageous.
I mean, I've had painting done,
and if something isn't right,
you take a Post-it, and you put
it someplace.
This is aggressive.
>> The -- I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy: This is aggress--
My opinion -- and my opinion
here is the only one that
counts -- this kind of acting
out is aggressive behavior.
>> The reason for that, Honor,
is because it was large areas.
And you couldn't see it.
>> Judge Judy: Then put a
Post-it and say, "Large area."
Because in order to cover that
up, that may not take one coat
to cover up your aggressive
behavior.
That may take more than one.
>> That was primer that they'd
put on.
It wasn't actual finished paint.
>> That was finished painting.
>> Judge Judy: Well, just a
second.
If it was primer, then he wasn't
finished yet.
>> He claimed he was.
>> Judge Judy: If it --
>> Janelle.
>> I'm so sorry.
>> Judge Judy: If it was primer,
then he wasn't finished yet.
I think you did a terrible job,
Mr. Perez, and I would never use
him again.