>> Judge Judy: Miss Irish, this
is your son.
He's a minor.
The car that was damaged is
probably in your name, so it
belongs to you.
And it is your claim that
Mr. Garland's son hit that car
with a baseball bat.
You weren't there.
You don't know what happened.
And, Mr. Garland, you weren't
there, and you don't know what
happened either.
>> That's correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Why don't you
both sit down.
So now I have my prey.
[ Laughter ]
Mr. Hoberg, what's your first
name?
>> Nick.
>> Judge Judy: What is this
young man's name?
>> Matthew Magruder.
>> Judge Judy: And your first
name?
>> Max.
>> Judge Judy: You can stand up.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: You're Matthew?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Who first had the
girlfriend?
>> Me.
[ Laughter ]
>> Judge Judy: And what's the
girlfriend's name, Nick?
>> Natalie [Bleep].
>> Judge Judy: And who had
Natalie as a girlfriend second?
That would be Matt.
Did you ever date Natalie?
>> I am currently dating
Natalie.
>> Judge Judy: You are
currently dating.
And you're Max?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: From when to when
did you date Natalie?
>> Probably it was freshman year
of high school.
I don't really know the dates
exactly.
>> Judge Judy: What year are you
in now?
>> I'm a senior now.
>> Judge Judy: So it would have
been three years ago.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when did you
date Natalie?
>> It was October 2015 through
February 2017.
>> Judge Judy: And you are
au courant.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Starting when?
>> May of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: 2016 or '17?
>> 2017. I'm sorry, Your Honor.
[ Laughter ]
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
this incident happen
with the car?
>> Happened on November 3rd.
>> Judge Judy: Who is going to
tell me a story that I'm
going to believe?
>> He will.
>> Judge Judy: You want him to
tell the story?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Forget it.
>> Hmm.
>> Judge Judy: It's your case.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: You tell me the
story from the beginning of the
evening.
>> Okay, so, Matthew Magruder
texted me and asked me if I
wanted to hang out with him that
night.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have those
texts?
>> I do not, I don't think.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have the
texts?
>> Your Honor, I --
>> Judge Judy: Bup-bup.
[ Raps desk ]
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So, we don't have
the text messages.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Let us assume
that that's what happened --
that Matthew texted you and
said, "You want to hang out."
Were you friends even though you
dated Natalie first...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...and he dated
Natalie second?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And so what did
you do?
>> So, we met up at
Qdoba Mexican Grill.
>> Judge Judy: What time?
>> Probably 9:00.
>> Judge Judy: Don't look
at him!
>> Sorry.
>> Judge Judy: Over here.
You met up at a Mexican grill
at about 9:00?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: What happened
next?
>> Matthew had called Max to ask
him if he wanted to talk about
the situation that they had
going on.
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
Matthew wanted to speak to Max?
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: When did he tell
you that?
>> I was in the car with him
when he called him.
>> Judge Judy: So, now you're
not in the Mexican grill.
You're sitting outside in whose
car?
>> In Matthew's car.
>> Judge Judy: How did you get
to Matthew's car?
>> In my car.
We met up at Qdoba, and we were
just -- we were hanging out
at Qdoba.
>> Judge Judy: So, you left your
car, you got into Matthew's car.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And when you got
into Matthew's car, Matthew
said, "I'm gonna call Max"?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the
conversation with Max had to do
with Natalie?
>> Um, no, not necessarily.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what do you
think that he wanted to talk to
him about?
What do you think?
>> It was probably Natalie.
[ Chuckles ]
>> Judge Judy: [ Imitates
chuckle ]
>> Yes.
[ Laughter ]
>> Judge Judy: I've had five
children.
I have 13 grandchildren.
Two of whom are small.
They're not there yet.
I want to tell you what I know
about teenagers.
Most of the time, when their
mouths are moving, they're
lying.
[ Laughter ]
>> [ Chuckling ] Right.
>> Judge Judy: I picked on you
because I'm hoping that you
won't be foolish enough to lie
to me.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Him, I'm not sure
about.
[ Laughter ]
Do you understand?
>> Right, yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, now you meet
up at the Mexican grill just to
hang out.
But if you're hanging out, what
are you hanging out in the car
for?
If you want to go to the Mexican
grill, you go in, you have a
taco, you have some guacamole,
and you have dip.
But you met him, parked your car
in the lot of the Mexican grill,
got into his car, and he didn't
say to you, "Gee, what should
we do?
Should we go to the park, maybe
go to somebody's house?"
He said to you, "I want to call
Max and clear the air," right?
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Keep going.
It's getting better.
>> Okay, so, he called Max and
talked to him.
>> Judge Judy: You were in
the car?
>> Yeah, and I was in the car at
the time.
>> Judge Judy: I want you to
tell me -- listen to me really
carefully -- I want you to tell
me what Matthew said when he got
Max on the phone.
>> So, he was talking to Max.
>> Judge Judy: What did he say
when he -- as soon as he got him
on the phone?
>> He asked if he wanted to
talk.
>> Judge Judy: And you couldn't
hear the answer, I assume.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And then what did
he say?
>> And then he was given an
address, I believe, and
Matthew --
>> Judge Judy: You mean, Matthew
was given an address?
>> Yeah. So, Matthew can --
I-I-I believe that Matthew
couldn't talk to him over the
phone.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care what
you believe.
I want to hear what you heard in
the car.
>> Right. So, he -- Then, he got
an address from Max and said
that he would -- that he would
come there.
>> Judge Judy: Now what you're
doing is you're with Matthew,
because, you know, Matthew was
annoyed with Max.
>> Mm-hmm.