Mr. Mendoza runs a store,
a dollar, sort of, store.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Right?
Of inexpensive little things.
And based upon what I read
in your complaint,
you frequented that store.
You went in...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you walked
in one day.
And you saw that your picture
was up in the store.
And the picture suggested
that you were a shoplifter.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you wanna be
compensated for that.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Now, do you have
a photograph for me,
or something to show me
of the poster that you saw
and when you saw it?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
I have a video, actually.
It has no audio on it,
just video.
And if I could, I --
I wanna explain.
It wasn't just one day
I walked in.
Actually, it was a day
or two after Christmas
of last year, December 2015.
I came in the store.
And I had words
with the gentleman
in the white shirt.
I think his name is Cesar.
It was about a cigar
that they were selling
for $1.50 for --
and it, you know, it says,
"Two for $0.99 on it."
And we got into some type
of verbal altercation.
And then I came back two
or three days later
for some incense or candles.
And I saw it directly,
as soon as I walked in the
store, "Shoplifter."
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So what you feel precipitated
putting up this photograph
was the argument
that you had had
with Mr. Mendoza's employee.
That is your employee, sir?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Because you raised an issue
that they were overcharging
for cigars
that, on the package, said,
"Two for $1.00."
They were selling them
for $1.50 apiece.
>> Exactly.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Stand up, sir.
Your last name is?
>> Mendoza.
>> Judge Judy: Are you related?
>> Yes. He's my brother.
>> Judge Judy: You remember
having
that discussion with Mr. Rose?
>> Yeah. That's happened,
like, on March 15th.
>> Judge Judy: It happened
in March?
>> That's incorrect.
>> Judge Judy: You think
it happened
sometime in December?
>> I'm certain it happened
sometime --
>> Judge Judy: And you're
certain
it happened March 15th?
>> March 15th at 4:15 p.m.
>> Judge Judy: And I assume
that that tape
is going to show that to me.
>> Let me explain to you.
The tape --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no, no.
Because you're pretty adamant
about the date and the time.
>> For the date of the --
>> Okay.
So you're going to show me
something that you --
>> Sure.
>> Judge Judy: Took in December
of 2015.
I -- I think it was January.
It was a couple days after
the initial verbal altercation.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Fine.
>> And this is
the beginning of it.
I was just walking up into
the store,
so I could show you where
they were displaying it.
As soon as you walk
in the store, it's right here.
>> Judge Judy: Right where?
>> I'm zooming in on it
right there.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, got it.
>> And I happen to be that --
that person,
right there screamin'
'cause that --
that's when they put --
took the picture of me
when I was screamin' at 'em,
right there,
with the baseball hat on.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Is that --
>> You can see it clear
on my phone, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to take
a look at it on your phone, sir.
>> Sure, sure.
>> Judge Judy: Because I can't
see it clearly there.
>> I'm sorry.
Hold on one second.
Okay.
Either
one of those two you can play.
Yeah.
There was never any incident
of me stealing anything
from the store.
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
>> Mm-hmm.
And, Your Honor, they're not
arguing that -- I'm sorry.
>> Hello!
Welcome!
>> Hello.
[ Speaking Spanish ]
>> Judge Judy: Do you say that
you can see your face in this?
>> Yes, Your Honor. That's me.
It's a picture.
And they're not arguing
that it's not me.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
I -- I'm just telling you
that based upon --
I can't see that in here.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Judge Judy: I can't see that.
I see a woman.
I see the back of two people.
It's not clear enough
for me to see it.
But you don't deny
that you put up his picture?
>> I don't deny it. No.
>> Judge Judy: Sure. Okay. Fine.
Now, what you're going to do
is show me --
Because certainly if you put up
his picture, and you --
he was never prosecuted
for theft...
Was he ever --
>> We called the police.
>> Judge Judy: Was --
>> We called the police
that day of the incident.
Let me explain
what happened that day.
He walked into store
and asked for a cigar.
Okay? It cost $1.00, not $1.50.
That's his first lie.
It's pre-priced $1.99.
We sell it for $1.00
at the door.
So he -- I mean, normally,
when you walk into store,
you --
>> Judge Judy: No, no.
Don't tell me "normally."
Just tell me what happened.
>> Okay. He asked for a cigar,
a $1.00 cigar.
My brother put 'em
on the counter.
He grabbed the cigar
and throw 33 cents and walk out.
If that's not stealing,
how do you call that?
There's no other way to say it.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Did that happened, Mr. Rose?
>> It's an outright lie,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
Just a second.
>> No, it didn't.
>> Judge Judy: And do you
have that on tape?
>> We don't have that on tape.
No.
That was back March 15th.
And we didn't keep
that much evidence
on our -- our record.
It's just way too much memory
on my computer.
We don't have...
We have only the picture
that we put up there.
>> Judge Judy: From March 15th?
>> From March 15th.
>> Judge Judy: Let me just take
a look at it, please.
>> And also, Your Honor,
we have --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Is this a picture of you,
Mr. Rose, arguing with somebody?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge J