how old are you?
>> 46.
>> Judge Judy: Prior to meeting
the defendant,
where were you working?
>> I was not working
at the time, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Where were you
living?
>> In Burlington in a
mobile home with my grandmother.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
living with your grandmother?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: When was the last
time you were employed
on a full-time basis?
>> In 2014.
>> Judge Judy: How have you
supported yourself since?
>> I did odd jobs for people,
and I got paid for taking care
of my grandmother.
She's 96 years old.
>> Judge Judy: Got paid by whom?
>> By the state.
She had heart problems.
>> Judge Judy: What happened
to your grandmother?
>> She had heart trouble.
>> Judge Judy: Where is she now?
>> She's still living
in Burlington.
>> Judge Judy: Who's taking care
of her?
>> My sister.
>> Judge Judy: When did you meet
the plaintiff?
>> In August of 2015 -- '16.
Sorry, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And you met him
online.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When did
you meet him in person, date?
>> Twelve hours later.
>> Judge Judy: When you met him
12 hours later,
where did you meet him?
>> He came to my home
and picked me up.
>> Judge Judy: Where you were
living with your grandmother?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And I gather from
reading this complaint in this
answer, you never went back
to your grandmother's house.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: That's some
devotion.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: To your
grandmother.
I'm talking about
to your grandmother, not to him.
>> I still went to see my --
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> I still went to see
my grandmother
and done what she needed.
And my son was also there.
>> Judge Judy: How old is your
son?
>> He's 19.
>> Judge Judy: You still getting
paid by
the state to take care of her?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Were you then?
>> I was then, but that stopped
when I left.
>> Judge Judy: What month did it
stop?
>> September.
>> Judge Judy: Is your son
still there?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: When did he
leave?
>> Three months ago.
>> Judge Judy: You moved in with
the defendant in August of 2016.
What kind of a house
do you have, sir?
>> I got a double-wide, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
lived there?
>> A year, a little bit
over a year now.
>> Judge Judy: Do you own it or
rent it?
>> Own it, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Have you ever
lived there with anyone?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: With whom?
>> Naomi Maness.
>> Judge Judy: Just this lady?
>> Yes, ma'am, until January,
end of January, February.
Then her friend come from
overseas and moved in with us.
>> Judge Judy: Is that you?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did she ask you
if her friend could move in?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You said okay?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why?
>> Because she was going to help
pay the bills.
>> Judge Judy: Did she help pay
the bills?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You received
some sort of a settlement.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
From what?
>> Disabled.
I've had a lot of injuries,
got hurt on the job,
and I got my disability
last October.
>> Judge Judy: How old are you?
>> 48.
>> Judge Judy: When was
the last time
you worked a full-time job?
>> Around 2012, 2013.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
at first denied disability?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then you
appealed that decision?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And while you
were appealing that decision,
how did you support yourself?
>> My family.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
I know the business.
>> Yeah.
I lived with my sister
before I bought my home.
I lived in with my sister,
and she helped me.
And I did some odd jobs
on the side.
>> Judge Judy: That's better.
>> To help myself out.
>> Judge Judy: Now we're talking
better.
Now we're talking
what I understand.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of odd
jobs?
>> I do a little bit
of mowing, landscaping.
>> Judge Judy: Lawnmowing,
landscaping.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Paid in cash?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you hired a
lawyer
to appeal the denial
of your disability benefits?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And they finally
said, "Oh, he's disabled, can't
mow lawns
and do landscaping anymore."
So how much money did
the federal government
give you in back money?
>> I got total of $44,000.
>> Judge Judy: You following
this?
>> Byrd: Sure.
>> Judge Judy: $44,000 while you
were doing landscaping work,
living with your sister.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You bought your
mobile home.
You settled the lawsuit
for $44,000.
Not settled it, they gave you
$44,000 in back money.
What month and year?
>> October 2016.
>> Judge Judy: What month and
year did you buy the mobile
home?
Remember, she --
You took her to live with you
in the mobile home,
and that was in August of 2016.
So you already owned
the mobile home.
>> Ma'am, that's not correct.
It was September
the 7th of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
So she came to your mobile home
September 7th.
You didn't get your money from
the government
until a month later.
From what?
>> Yeah, I --
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
From what money did you buy the
mobile home, the double-wide?
You said you own it.
>> I had a worker's comp claim,
and I got -- I won it, too.
And that's how I bought
my mobile home.