at your statements every
month -- carefully.
You don't have to look so
carefully for over a year
to tell that the --
Do you drive a car?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And who else do you cover
on your insurance policy?
>> Nobody.
>> Judge Judy: Just you
and your son's car.
>> But we don't have the same
insurance.
I had State Farm.
I don't use my checking
for anything.
I use my checking just
to deposit and for my rent.
I have a credit card that I pay
all my bills with, so Dre was
paying his car insurance,
which I did not say --
and you can ask him.
I never told him that I would
pay.
It's been since he's 17,
he had a car.
You have to work and pay for
your own car insurance.
>> Judge Judy: Good. Okay.
Now, you have a counterclaim,
and your counterclaim, really,
is almost as ridiculous
as your mother's claim.
[ Laughter ]
Your claim is that she illegally
evicted you from your house,
and as a result of being
illegal, you had a fight with
her.
Do you live together?
>> Now we do.
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you both work?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Pretty reasonable
for 21.
How old are you?
>> 18.
>> Judge Judy: 18.
Are you parents happy about
that?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: That you're
living together?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Really?
All right. Terrific.
When your mother had an
argument, she called the police
on you for something, and
because you had an argument
over money?
>> It wasn't an argument over
money.
>> Judge Judy: What was it an
argument over?
>> Me and Layna, my girlfriend,
had actually gotten into
a small, petty argument --
I don't even remember what
it was -- and then my mom
comes to come in between,
and she, you know, was pushing
or putting her hands on me,
so then she tried to act like
she was gonna call --
She was trying to kick me
out of the house, and she was
trying to act like she was
going to call the cops --
like, "Hey, I have Andre here.
You know, he needs to get out
of my house.
Here's the address" --
doing the whole fake routine,
and I had no reason to be afraid
of the cops because I didn't
do anything wrong.
You know, I was respectful --
>> Judge Judy: You were mellow.
>> I was really mellow,
and I didn't do anything,
you know, to cause any problems.
So then when I seen her doing
that, I was like, "If you
want to call the cops, you can
do it on my phone right now
'cause I have no fear of
the cops 'cause I didn't do
anything wrong," and I went
and dialed 911, and, on
accident, must have called them
on my phone, and I went to hang
up, you know, and, instantly,
out of impulse, out of reaction
to protect herself from,
I guess, me saying anything
on what was happening that
night, she grabs the phone
out of my hand and tells
the dispatcher when they come
on, "Hey, my son,
he won't get out of my house.
He put his hands on me," and me,
you know, I'm sitting there.
Like, I'm thinking, you know,
if you look at me, I'm obviously
a lot bigger than my mom,
but just I didn't want any
problems when the cops came.
I was scared.
I thought something was gonna
happen.
The cop came, he seen, you know,
how calm I was acting and how --
>> Judge Judy: Mellow.
>> ...how mellow I was acting
and how angry, you know, she
was.
He tried to calm her down
while I was trying to calm her
down.
He was standing between us --
>> Judge Judy: She's theatrical.
>> [ Chuckles ]
A little.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Listen to me.
Just like she's not getting any
money from you -- 'cause if my
kid put together enough money
to go to Europe, didn't ask me
for any money -- he's 21 years
old or 20 years old and was
going away.
Even though it probably
was a little irresponsible,
but you're only a kid once,
and if she gave you $600 --
All she has here is $500.
But if she gave you $600,
that wouldn't be the worst thing
in the world [Chuckles] at all.
So since you have no other
proof, and since I don't believe
that this mellow young man
did anything sneaky behind
your back -- I think you're just
annoyed at something.
I'm not sure what.
>> Excuse me, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And, actually,
I don't care.
>> Did you ask Andre --
Just ask him if he owes me
the money for my car insurance.
>> Judge Judy: Actually, I don't
care.
If he said, "Yes, I owe her
the money for the car
insurance," I would throw you
both out.
That's why we're here.
>> May I ask why?
>> Judge Judy: That's why we're
here.
I'm gonna tell you why.
Because if he owed you
the money for the car insurance,
he would pay you.
What does he have to come
to court for?
Do you understand what I'm
saying?
>> I had to take him.
He would not pay.
So I canceled it.
>> Judge Judy: Do you understand
what I just said?
If he said to me, "Yes, I owe
her the money," then I would
feel as if you were in collusion
with each other.
I would throw you both out.
Because if he owes you
the money, he should pay you.
[ Chuckles ]
Do you understand what I mean?
>> Correct.
>> Do you mind me saying
something?
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
We're done.
>> Do you mind me saying
something?
>> Judge Judy: About what?
>> For the cost, you know,
when I had to move out of
the house, my mom, she has --
You know, when I was working,
she'll agree that I paid her
all the insurance.
>> Judge Judy: It's a good thing
you moved out of the house.
>> It really was a benefit
to me.
>> Judge Judy: It's a good
thing, a benefit.
>> When I moved out of
the house, I spent all
the money.
By the time -- you know,
the limo.
I didn't have a car.
I didn't have anything.
>> Now you're on your own.
You're 21.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.
And mellow.
>> I am, and I'm --
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
Goodbye.