This is your old girlfriend.
She says that you owe her money
for a series of loans.
>> Uh-huh.
>> Judge Judy: That she made
to you while you were together.
What?
>> Um, I do not claim this man.
>> Judge Judy: You don't claim
him to what?
>> No. That is not my boyfriend
or ex-boyfriend.
>> Judge Judy: What is he?
>> That is my old friend.
>> Judge Judy: Old friend?
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. We were just friends.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me,
if he was just your friend,
why did you lend him money?
>> Because he was my friend and
I was trying to help him out.
>> Judge Judy: Well, tell me
about the first time
you made a loan to him.
>> Okay. Well, the first time
I made a loan to him
was with the plane ticket.
He had a health incident out in
California when he was working.
And when I had encountered
his girlfriend at her job,
she had told me
about the information.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So you encountered
this young lady?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you had
a discussion with her.
On what date was that?
>> I had a discussion
with her March 7th.
>> Judge Judy: She's here.
So that discussion,
you learned that he needed money
for a plane ticket?
>> Well, he didn't have a credit
or a debit card on hand to pay
for the ticket.
>> Judge Judy: Is that
what she told you?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Is that right?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Stand.
Tell me your last name.
>> Dortch.
>> Judge Judy: Do you remember
March 7th?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Remember
the conversation?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Where did you
meet the plaintiff?
>> She actually came to my job.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> Um, I was working.
And, um, one of my managers
had came and told me a girl
was looking for me.
And, um, I actually seen her
as I was walking out of my break
room.
>> Judge Judy: But you knew
who she was?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So she came
looking for you?
>> No. That is not right.
>> Judge Judy: About what?
>> I have no idea.
She said that she was
just there shopping.
But multiple people, my manager,
everything had came --
>> Judge Judy: No. Did you have
a discussion with her?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: About what?
>> Um, about getting him
back home from California.
>> Judge Judy: So he was
in California?
>> Yes, working.
>> Judge Judy: And you live
in New Jersey.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: So when she came
to your place of business,
you didn't just say hi and bye.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did she tell you
about the need for a plane
ticket, or did you tell her
about the need
for the plane ticket?
>> She told me.
She came up to me.
And she was like,
"I heard he had a seizure."
And, um, she offered to
actually --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no, no,
no. Not "she offered."
I want you to tell me
exactly what she said.
She came up to you
at your place of business.
And she said, "I heard" --
What's your first name?
>> Isaiah.
>> Judge Judy: Isaiah.
"I heard Isaiah had a seizure."
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And you said?
>> And I said, "Yes.
He did have a seizure."
>> Judge Judy: Did you
say where?
>> Yeah. I was like, "Yeah.
He's in California."
She knew he was in California.
>> Excuse me, Judge Judy.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Shh.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So, come on,
tell me the conversation.
>> She just came up to me --
>> Judge Judy: No, no.
Don't look there.
Here. She came up to you...
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And you started
to talk about Isaiah.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Let me hear the conversation.
>> And we was talking
about her havin' --
him havin' a seizure...
>> Judge Judy: Don't close
your eyes. Listen to me.
Don't close your eyes.
Look at me. She came up to you,
and tell me the conversation.
>> She came up to me
and she said, "You know
Isaiah had a seizure, right?"
I said, "Yes.
That's my boyfriend.
Obviously, I know that."
>> I was not aware
of the seizure until...
>> And she said --
she said his mom --
she told me his mom called her
and let her know that.
>> His mom does not
have my number...
>> Judge Judy: If you interrupt
again, I'm dismissing your case.
Do you understand that?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Do you understand
it clearly?
>> Yes. I do.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
Next time, you're gone.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
>> So she told me she had talked
to his mom or whatever.
And I was like, "Yeah.
We're tryin' to find a way
to get him home."
She said, "Do you guys have
the money to get him home
right now?"
I said, "No. I don't have
the money. And his mom
doesn't have the money."
So she was like, "Well,
I owe him anyway so I think
I'm gonna just pay for his,
um, plane ticket there."
No, actually she said,
"I'm gonna --
I should fly out there,
and I'll fly back with him
because I feel like it's not
safe for him to fly on
a airplane after he had
a seizure."
And I said, "No. If you wanna
pay for his plane ticket,
go ahead. He doesn't need
nobody flying him.
It's only a few hours away.
He's fine." She's like, "Oh.
Well, I'm gonna call him.
But his mom told me
to, uh, book his ticket."
His mom called me, like,
maybe 10 minutes after that
with the confirmation number,
that she had booked the ticket.
Me and her never had
a conversation
about him paying her back
or anything like that.
>> Judge Judy: We didn't say
anything paying it back.
We just are figuring out.
She came to you. She saw you.
You did have a conversation.
You told her, "Don't bother
to go out there to get him.
If you want to just pay
for the ticket,
just pay for the ticket.
He doesn't need anybody
to come out and fly with him."
Is that right? Sit.
>> Yes, ma'am.