>> Byrd: All parties in the
matter of Gillett vs. Parker
step forward.
>> Announcer: Childcare provider
Diane Gillett is suing her
former client Johnell Parker
for unpaid services.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Parker, what
do you do for a living?
>> I'm a forklift operator,
ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: For whom?
>> Real-Time Staffing Agency.
>> Judge Judy: So you don't have
a permanent job?
>> No, ma'am, not at this point.
>> Judge Judy: Who is this lady?
>> This is the mother of my
child.
>> Judge Judy: What's your
address?
>> [Bleep]
Street, Apartment A, Hawthorne,
California, 90250.
>> Judge Judy: What's your
address?
>> [Bleep] Bronson Ave,
Los Angeles, California.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
and the mother of your child
been separated?
>> I'm gonna say about -- maybe
about a year and a half.
>> Judge Judy: How old is the
child?
>> 3 years old.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have a
custody order with the child?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: And what kind of
shared custody do you have with
his mother?
>> It's joint custody, but I
have physical -- I have the
physical custody of our
daughter.
>> Judge Judy: So you have joint
legal custody?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you have full
physical custody, is that
correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
had full custody?
>> About a year and a half or
so.
>> Judge Judy: So since you and
the mother separated.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Prior to hiring
Ms. Gillett as the daycare
provider for your daughter when
you worked, what daycare
provider did you use?
>> Fatima Childcare Service.
>> Judge Judy: From when to
when?
>> From, say, September to
October of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's
September and October, but you
started with the plaintiff in
November.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you used
Fatima for a very short time.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: What did you use
before Fatima?
>> I used no one because I
wasn't working, so therefore, I
took care of my daughter.
>> Judge Judy: How were you
supporting yourself?
>> How I supported myself?
I worked through the agency and
from to time, they give me jobs
that'd last --
>> Judge Judy: Who took care of
your daughter when you were
working?
>> My sister and my niece 'cause
that's who I stay with, my
sister and my niece.
>> Judge Judy: What happened to
Fatima Childcare?
>> Well, what happened is, is
that one day, upon picking my
daughter up from --
>> Judge Judy: Well, let me ask
you this question -- you had
your daughter with them, was it
for one month or two?
>> It was September through
October.
>> Judge Judy: How much did you
pay them?
Very easy to find out, all I
have to do is call.
I've been having a good time
making phone calls today.
How much did you pay them?
>> I paid them -- I paid them --
>> Judge Judy: You know, I'm
having trouble with you.
I just want you to understand
that.
So don't tell me anything, sir,
that's not true, that I could
pick up the phone and verify in
a second.
Like I just did two seconds ago
on case.
So how much did you pay
Fatima Childcare Service?
>> I paid
Fatima Childcare Service, at the
time, maybe about $60 to $70 per
week.
>> Judge Judy: And did you pay
them every week?
>> No, I didn't pay every week.
No, I didn't.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
behind.
>> Yes.
Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And so they
terminated the service because
you weren't paying them.
>> No, they didn't terminate the
service.
What happened is this.
Upon me picking my daughter up
from school one day, her teacher
suggested Ms. Gillett to me.
>> Judge Judy: Because you
weren't paying Fatima!
>> That's not -- hmm.
That's not the case, ma'am,
because me and Ms. Fatima agreed
to start the Crystal Stairs
program.
And at the time --
>> Judge Judy: I got who you are
now, Mr. Parker.
I got who -- I got it.many
days did you watch his daughter?
This is about daycare.
You want money for daycare.
He paid you once, $25 for the
day, correct?
>> Yes, he paid for enrollment
fees.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Just a second.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
been a licensed daycare
provider?
>> Since October of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So not long.
>> Not long.
>> Judge Judy: And he started in
November.
So he paid you $25.
He called you, according to you,
3:30 in the morning and said, "I
have a real problem.
Could you take care of my
daughter?
'Cause I have to go to work."
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And for that, he
gave you $25.
>> Yes.
Upon arriving, he gave me $25.
>> Judge Judy: Just help me out
here, will you please?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then you
watched his daughter for quite
some time, and he never paid
you.
>> Yes, I watched her for --
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And he never paid
you.
I'll get the specifics in a
second.
And then, at some point, you
were supposed to fill out some
paperwork with a glass ceiling,
glass steps, or whatever it is
program where people get money
from the government to pay for
childcare so that they can
work.
>> Crystal Stairs, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Did you ever get
any money from Crystal Stairs?
>>