All Episodes Talk: All Rise

[Zahdii]

Regarding the father suing for pain and suffering for his child getting his/her finger smashed in a door at daycare, and the possibility that he was trying to make a score off of his kids injury:

Then maybe he should have indicated he was suing on behalf of his child, and that any compensation be put into a trust for that child's future education.  That might have gone over well.  But instead he based his suit on an injury that couldn't be proved.  He said that his child had the tip of his/her finger smashed, but there was no medical evidence to back it up.  If an injury doesn't require medical attention beyond what the parent could provide, it's going to be difficult to prove that the injury was severe enough to earn a pain and suffering payout. 

On top of that, I think JJ said that the injury wasn't a cause of neglegince or maliciousness on the part of the daycare provider, just that it was an everyday sort of accident that can happen.  Even the fathers claim that his child now has no feeling in the tip of that finger couldn't be used to determine payout, because he had no medical proof of how bad the initial injury was, or if the child really had no feeling in the tip of that finger now or may never have feeling there again.

Edited December 12, 2018 by Zahdii

[SRTouch]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

IMO, professional students, IE, those whose JOB is going to school, is a big fat scam.  They never seem to graduate or get that prestigious job.

Reminds me of a worker I had back when I had a lawn service. This guy had been through several of the tech and trade courses at our local VoTech - welding, plumbing, small engine repair up to computer repair. Not sure what, if anything, was ever completed. He was working for me as a day laborer at minimum wage. And, you could probably have guessed, he paid nothing for any of those courses - in his case everything was paid by his tribe with Casino money

Edited December 12, 2018 by SRTouch

[funky-rat]

8 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Reminds me of a worker I had back when I had a lawn service. This guy had been through several if the tech and trade course at our local VoTech - welding, plumbing, small engine repair up to computer repair. Not sure what, if anything, was ever completed. He was working for me as a day laborer at minimum wage. And, you could probably have guessed, he paid nothing for any of those courses - everything was paid by his tribe with Casino money

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation paid for my husband to go to driving school - not for big rigs, but for smaller specialized vehicles.  He had been offered a job.  He's considered disadvantaged for a number of reasons (age, etc).  That job didn't pan out - he was there for a few months, and they laid him off when business got slow, and they lost a big customer.  Thankfully he was able to find a new job where he is treated well and he enjoys the work, but he's not using his training.  There's a small possibility he could use it there, but we keep up the licensing on it because it's a good skill for him to have, whether he is currently using it or not.  But there are some really shady tech/trade schools out there, and employers won't consider anyone who went there because they just don't learn what they need to.

[Matty]

The reason for JJ's skepticism regarding these folks that show up in her courtroom and are perennial students is the fact they are scamming the system and most likely living off student loans while attending a for profit "college" or a community college. I think her point is if you are 48 years old and have a bunch of kids to support maybe you should get out there and work, two jobs if you have to, and support them. Being a full time student shouldn't be the way you make a living when you are middle aged and have a family. Maybe some of these people should have gone to school when they were young, single and didn't have kids to support. 

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

IMO, professional students, IE, those whose JOB is going to school, is a big fat scam.  They never seem to graduate or get that prestigious job.

Yeah. People who make a career of being students to avoid the responsibilities and obligations of entering the real world, like one "student" we saw here (who could barely put a sentence together) who goes to school because "They give you free money". In the case of yesterday's litigant, I bet this was an online school, since he was able to do that full time and take care of the kids at home. If he's a full time student, who is supporting him and the kids, anyway? Byrd, get your ragged wallet out.

55 minutes ago, Zahdii said:

Then maybe he should have indicated he was suing on behalf of his child, and that any compensation be put into a trust for that child's future education.

With proof he'd opened a trust with the child as the sole beneficiary. I now often feel like our Hallway Litigants: "Don't trust nobody!"

[CrazyInAlabama]

Repo Assault & Neglect-Woman with history of repossessed cars gets car from step dad, after getting previous car repo'd in the same year.     She gets 2007 Lexus from stepdad, she made one payment on time, then fell three months behind, and had to make it up to keep the car.     Then skips two months (April May June, partial in July), and in August no payment so car repo'd by the step dad and taken to the  finance company.   The loan was in the step dad's name, what a fool he was.       She made less than half of the payments, and I wonder if there was insurance?    Tell me the Sainted Single Mother of One (SSMOO), isn't knocked up, and becoming the Sainted Single Mother of Two (SSMOT).   She's also suing step dad for claiming she assaulted her mom, his wife, during the repo.      Step dad gets $677, and plaintiff is told bye-bye by JJ.  

Dog's Broken Toenail Leads to Toe Amputation-Plaintiff with dog, suing defendant grooming salon owners for injury to her dog's toenail, and it led to vet bills and toe amputation from infection.     Plaintiff didn't take dog to vet for two weeks, and the vet record only lists infected toe, and not what caused it.     The two grooming shop owners showed, but didn't bring the groomer who did the work, and they drove to the show.    Of course, the vet records are inadequate, and the owner didn't bring the ones from the first vet visit two weeks after the grooming, but from September.      I don't think there is any way to know how the dog cracked the nail, and how it got infected.   I bet the cracked nail happened at home, not with a nail trim.  Plaintiff's case is thrown out, because there is no proof of anything.     

Machine Operator Mom vs. Entitled Daughter-Plaintiff mom loaned money to defendant daughter, and claims all loans are a gift, and defendant used her mother's credit card for her car tow. 

Defendant claims she gave mother $152 money order for a tow, and mother had charge reversed, so defendant wants her $152 back.     Mother is a machine operator at $10 an hour, so she uses credit card for expenses like $1, 262, for the daughter's car repairs, daughter was supposed to pay the credit card off and paid nothing.      Daughter claims car repair was a gift, because she never asked for it.   "That was for her to figure out" when asked how the mother will repay the money.    She borrowed $360 from mom for car payment, and this was after daughter never paid on credit card, so it's $1100 to plaintiff.        I think the mother and daughter only came to court to get the money all paid for by the show.   

Business Debt Between Former Friends-  Plaintiff drank the Water That Should Not Be Drunk, so he's behind already.   The two barely legal men were doing marketing on social media, with a combined company, with each their own clients.      Business started in January, and went away in March, because they weren't providing the service they should, and only had two clients left.      They bought things like cigars, and other frivolous 'business supplies', and plaintiff for $593 for his part.        Including four tablets, that defendant has, and defendant is counter suing for a car payment, and doesn't get it (they had a business car).     Defendant counter claims for slander, and produces texts that are not proof.     

Plaintiff gets two tablets back, and that's it. 

[Byrd is the Word]

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Defendant claims she gave mother $152 money order for a tow, and mother had charge reversed, so defendant wants her $152 back.     Mother is a machine operator at $10 an hour, so she uses credit card for expenses like $1, 262, for the daughter's car repairs, daughter was supposed to pay the credit card off and paid nothing.      Daughter claims car repair was a gift, because she never asked for it.   "That was for her to figure out" when asked how the mother will repay the money.    She borrowed $360 from mom for car payment, and this was after daughter never paid on credit card, so it's $1100 to plaintiff.        I think the mother and daughter only came to court to get the money all paid for by the show.   

 Another “I never asked for the money” defense. Nevermind the fact that you accepted the money, elderly people working machines for minimum wage just to survive do not make $1,200 gifts. Here’s a 42 year old woman still whining about her critical mother as if any self respecting adult would relate. Go back to Ohio on the broomstick that bought you west. Your 15 minutes are over.

Edited December 13, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[AngelaHunter]

55 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Tell me the Sainted Single Mother of One (SSMOO), isn't knocked up, and becoming the Sainted Single Mother of Two (SSMOT). 

Certainly looked that way. The fast-talking, sociopathic "Epiphany" (a ridiculous name which the sly caption writers kept flashing) likes to have cars she can't afford ( I guarantee I'm better off than Ephiphany, yet have never bought a car with 400$/month payments) doesn't make the payments and somehow feels she should sue her stepfather after putting him on the spot because she's only 31 and someone else should take care of her, the stupid bitch. Stepdad, please - I hope this opened your eyes about helping your vile stepdaughter. Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard.

59 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

 "That was for her to figure out" when asked how the mother will repay the money. 

I just wanted to beat the daylights out of her. 43 damned years old, yet she needs to scrounge money from her elderly mother who is still working. She certainly has enough money to feed herself very well and go get an expensive, yet hideous haircut for her big TV moment. Pay your own bills, you disgusting heifer.

[Hellohappylife]

15 hours ago, Mondrianyone said:

And also the fact that he was a college student at the age of 48.  Who knows if he's legitimately following some educational path that might lead to a better future for him and his kids (we've seen plenty of litigants who just seem to be in it for the grants),

It’s kinda sad that society (or maybe just myself)question or think twice about if someone is starting a college journey later in life with good intentions or just to scam & abuse the grant programs.  (Same with people who abuse the welfare system) 

They’ve taken these programs & turned them into jokes. I bet there are tons of hard working families going thru hard times struggling in need who could actually use these programs but refuse to even apply because of the stigma the low life’s have brought upon. 

I never think it’s too late to get an education ,My aunt is a great example of someone who truly used the grant system to better her life & future. She went from being a high school drop out,to getting her GED, to becoming a full time college student,graduating with her bachelor’s degree,while raising 2 children & holding a Full time job.

It just seems like a lot of the people on the show use “ full time college “ an excuse to justify not having a job. 

[funky-rat]

4 hours ago, Hellohappylife said:

It’s kinda sad that society (or maybe just myself)question or think twice about if someone is starting a college journey later in life with good intentions or just to scam & abuse the grant programs.  (Same with people who abuse the welfare system) 

They’ve taken these programs & turned them into jokes. I bet there are tons of hard working families going thru hard times struggling in need who could actually use these programs but refuse to even apply because of the stigma the low life’s have brought upon. 

I never think it’s too late to get an education ,My aunt is a great example of someone who truly used the grant system to better her life & future. She went from being a high school drop out,to getting her GED, to becoming a full time college student,graduating with her bachelor’s degree,while raising 2 children & holding a Full time job.

It just seems like a lot of the people on the show use “ full time college “ an excuse to justify not having a job. 

I graduated college in 1994.  At that time, we had a huge influx of non-traditional (generally older) students, because that was the time a lot of factories started to close down here, leaving a huge glut of largely un-educated older workers who struggled to find new jobs.  That was also the time that those receiving benefits were being pushed hard to work if they wanted to continue to receive assistance, so we also had a glut of sainted single mothers.  It was split 50/50 in both groups as to whether they wanted to put the work in or not.  We had some who embraced the college experience, and we were happy to help them succeed.  There were some who were very bitter about it. There was an older woman (I'd say mid/late 50's) who was in one of my classes that just didn't want to be there, and any attempts to help her brought hostility.  She would sit and cry and say she shouldn't be forced to have to do this at her age, and while I understood her frustration, there were people there as old as her that were assimilating nicely with not a ton of effort.  None of them were paying a dime for their education - they got grant money (and got to pocket what was left over after their expenses were paid), and many were receiving assistance with day to day expenses from various agencies.  The one who sat and cried and was mean to us eventually stopped showing up to class, and flunked out.  There was a sainted single mother who was taking my major, so I had a lot of classes with her, on the same schedule.  So I knew when classes left out.  Classes were set up so that if you had back to back classes, you had 15 minutes to get from one to another.  Even from one side of the campus to another, it generally took me less than 10 minutes, and I'm a slow walker.  This woman just could...not....get....to....class....on....time.  EVER.  She was 15 minutes late every time, and you could almost set your watch by it.  Teachers started marking her down.  We also had an attendance policy - you could only miss so many classes before they started docking your grade.  A few teachers started marking her down as a class off every 4 times she was late.  So she was flunking everything.  She was warned so many times, and she STILL couldn't get there on time.  Teachers would ask us if she was leaving the prior classes on time, and we said yes.  She'd just disappear between classes and then show up again.  Someone finally asked her why she couldn't make it on time, and her response was "Well, you know...…(giggle)".  I remember her getting into a screaming match with one of the teachers about it.  She didn't come back the next semester, and I'm sure it was because she flunked out.

So I do get irritated with the ones who waste time and money, just to flunk out because they don't give a crap.  They take up resources (time, money, etc) that others who do care could be using.  I applaud the ones who show up and give it their best effort, because it's scary to be told at age 45-50 that you have to start all over again.  Not only that, but people see this, and start to build prejudices against people for many reasons - some of the kids who were scraping to pay their own way got really resentful to the ones who were there for free, and not even trying.  While I understand their frustration, it ends up leading to lifelong attitudes that may be destructive toward segments of society, when it's "a few bad apples" situation.  I don't even know that it's a stigma that keeps people from applying, but more a "sorry, you don't qualify" or "sorry, no funds available" thing.  My husband's schooling cost approximately $1500.  I can't imagine how much the state is shelling out for people who can't hack one semester of college.

Hopefully the guy on the show is not a bad apple, and is working hard to do something better.

[Byrd is the Word]

4 hours ago, funky-rat said:

I graduated college in 1994.  At that time, we had a huge influx of non-traditional (generally older) students, because that was the time a lot of factories started to close down here, leaving a huge glut of largely un-educated older workers who struggled to find new jobs.  That was also the time that those receiving benefits were being pushed hard to work if they wanted to continue to receive assistance, so we also had a glut of sainted single mothers.  It was split 50/50 in both groups as to whether they wanted to put the work in or not.  We had some who embraced the college experience, and we were happy to help them succeed.  There were some who were very bitter about it. There was an older woman (I'd say mid/late 50's) who was in one of my classes that just didn't want to be there, and any attempts to help her brought hostility.  She would sit and cry and say she shouldn't be forced to have to do this at her age, and while I understood her frustration, there were people there as old as her that were assimilating nicely with not a ton of effort.  None of them were paying a dime for their education - they got grant money (and got to pocket what was left over after their expenses were paid), and many were receiving assistance with day to day expenses from various agencies.  The one who sat and cried and was mean to us eventually stopped showing up to class, and flunked out.  There was a sainted single mother who was taking my major, so I had a lot of classes with her, on the same schedule.  So I knew when classes left out.  Classes were set up so that if you had back to back classes, you had 15 minutes to get from one to another.  Even from one side of the campus to another, it generally took me less than 10 minutes, and I'm a slow walker.  This woman just could...not....get....to....class....on....time.  EVER.  She was 15 minutes late every time, and you could almost set your watch by it.  Teachers started marking her down.  We also had an attendance policy - you could only miss so many classes before they started docking your grade.  A few teachers started marking her down as a class off every 4 times she was late.  So she was flunking everything.  She was warned so many times, and she STILL couldn't get there on time.  Teachers would ask us if she was leaving the prior classes on time, and we said yes.  She'd just disappear between classes and then show up again.  Someone finally asked her why she couldn't make it on time, and her response was "Well, you know...…(giggle)".  I remember her getting into a screaming match with one of the teachers about it.  She didn't come back the next semester, and I'm sure it was because she flunked out.

So I do get irritated with the ones who waste time and money, just to flunk out because they don't give a crap.  They take up resources (time, money, etc) that others who do care could be using.  I applaud the ones who show up and give it their best effort, because it's scary to be told at age 45-50 that you have to start all over again.  Not only that, but people see this, and start to build prejudices against people for many reasons - some of the kids who were scraping to pay their own way got really resentful to the ones who were there for free, and not even trying.  While I understand their frustration, it ends up leading to lifelong attitudes that may be destructive toward segments of society, when it's "a few bad apples" situation.  I don't even know that it's a stigma that keeps people from applying, but more a "sorry, you don't qualify" or "sorry, no funds available" thing.  My husband's schooling cost approximately $1500.  I can't imagine how much the state is shelling out for people who can't hack one semester of college.

Hopefully the guy on the show is not a bad apple, and is working hard to do something better.

I hear you and for what it’s worth, I agree. I have the same feelings and experiences when it comes to people on the street soliciting me for money. My nature is to help those in need and frequently I do.  While I know that many of these street people are indeed destitute, experience tells me that they are also substance abusers, liars and/or hustlers.  I know better than to give cash to an addict as they would sooner feed their addiction than their bodies and I won’t support a lying hustler.  So I ignore most of these people unless something clicks in my brain that there is a remote possibility that they are to be believed. Certainly this approach has caused me to ignore someone truly in need and that’s a sad reality of the world in which we live.  There are countless hungry people, many of whom are children, in need of shelter, healthcare and basic necessities. There are taxpayer funded mechanisms that provide some assistance. There is also private funding that provides more. Both of these options reach out to those in need and do good work. Unfortunately, as with any system that gives something for nothing, the element that quickly figures out how to job the system taints it for everyone; those who truly need it and those of us who fund it. We see enough of that over a lifetime and it’s difficult not to become cynical. 

Edited December 13, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[Byrd is the Word]

4 hours ago, funky-rat said:

 

Edited December 13, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[Byrd is the Word]

Attempted Murder and Million Dollar Bail

Wow. This case was pretty remarkable for a couple of reasons. Simply put, charming and responsible older brother lends younger brother $4,000 for bail and an attorney when younger brother is wrongfully charged with attempted murder. In an very easy case to decide, JJ awards plaintiff older brother $4,000. The remarkable part was JJ demonstrating pretty obvious concern and compassion for a young man who fell victim to what may be prosecutorial misconduct. Further, in this very unusual case she indulged both parties and allowed each to indeed tell their Dr. Phil type stories which I found very interesting. The plaintiff younger brother, while hardly perfect spent 7 days in jail and a year twisting in the wind while prosecutors decided what to do with a kid who had nothing to do with the crime he was charged for and still owes thousands to the bail bondsman. My heart also went out to the older brother and his lovely wife for coming to the immediate aid of his younger sibling. Been there, done that. Sad case for sure.

Edited December 13, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[CrazyInAlabama]

Kid's Carnival Fail-Woman who wastes too much money on kid's parties rents rides, bounce houses, etc. for hundreds, wants entire carnival rides, games, etc in back, and when that doesn't work, she moves it to the street (who the hell blocks a street for this, and gets away with it?).    Plaintiff damages his property, and he over charges, so she gets $2300 or so back

Attempted Murder and Million Dollar Bail- Younger brother arrested and jailed for week for attempted murder.  Older brother plaintiff says defendant owes for lawyer fees and bail, $4,000  no money repaid to plaintiff by defendant.       Bail was reduced to $250k.      Man was arrested for driving similar car, no witnesses.    It took a week for the older brother to get him bail.      Defendant repaid his father and co-worker who put up some money.      A family of snappy dressers, with nice suits,  a refreshing change.      No one else has been charged, and the police are looking for three other suspects.    Plaintiff brother got $4k , but the younger brother seems to be totally ungrateful for getting him out of jail, instead of leaving him there for a year.       The younger brother also seemed to think that having another brother in jail for murder was no big deal, and that surprised me.   I hope the older brother stays away from younger brother, because he's a user.  

Witness to Vandalism-Witness says respectable looking middle aged lady was hitting plaintiff's car with a hammer.      Defendant is the adoptive mother of plaintiff, from 4 or 5 years on.       Plaintiff took defendant and 12 year old daughter in to her house, for $400 a month, but defendant never paid rent.     Defendant is accused of whacking large hole in bedroom wall, when only defendant and daughter were home.     Defendant was told to leave on 23 December when the hole in wall was discovered, and after a fight over it.     On 27 December witness saw defendant whacking the car.   Defendant and daughter got hotel room for a week, and then moved to South Carolina, after the car was damaged.    Suspicion is someone got whacked into wall, hole was at least two feet wide.  Defendant could save the shocked and appalled looks, because she definitely whacked the car, and plaintiffs are lucky she only whacked the car, and the wall. 

Plaintiff gets $1,000 for car, plus $750 for wall hole.

Domestic Dispute Ejection-Defendant man lived with woman for many years, did thousands in improvements, and woman sells house for a bundle, they split the proceeds.    Plaintiffs want money from man out of his cut, and since I hated both plaintiffs on sight, I really hope they get zero.    Supposedly mother of plaintiffs paid first 15 years of mortgage, and man paid for the next 10 years, and then woman sold the house, they split the proceeds.     Plaintiff idiots want part of defendant's share of mortgage they paid for a few months, before the house was sold.   The plaintiffs get nothing, because they deserve nothing.

Courts are for Married Folks-Two unmarried people played house for thirteen years, and she wants to keep the stuff from the house.      Man gets the dining table and chairs, and he gets that.    She sold his weight set, but has no receipts so he gets nothing for that.  He doesn't get living expenses, etc.     That's the case.      

Edited December 14, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[Byrd is the Word]

19 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Courts are for Married Folks-Two unmarried people played house for thirteen years, and she to keep the stuff from the house.      Man gets the dining table and chairs, and he gets that.    She sold his weight set, but has no receipts so he gets nothing for that.  He doesn't get living expenses, etc.     That's the case.      

I hate these cases more than hairdressers fighting over blow dryers and mirrors . Two idiots commingle their funds buying Craigslist furniture and expensive TV’s from Best Buy that they can afford only to litigate over all that and the Cheese Whiz when the relationship ends. The only feel good is that these two hobbits didn’t reproduce. 

Edited December 14, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

2 hours ago, Byrd is the Word said:

Attempted Murder and Million Dollar Bail

Wow. This case was pretty remarkable for a couple of reasons. Simply put, charming and responsible older brother lends younger brother $4,000 for bail and an attorney when younger brother is wrongfully charged with attempted murder. In an very easy case to decide, JJ awards plaintiff older brother $4,000. The remarkable part was JJ demonstrating pretty obvious concern and compassion for a young man who fell victim to what may be prosecutorial misconduct. Further, in this very unusual case she indulged both parties and allowed each to indeed tell their Dr. Phil type stories which I found very interesting.

I found this case fascinating. Both the plaintiff and the defendant were compelling and while the defendant was being a bit of an ungrateful brat, they were both clean and well spoken. The plaintiff didn't want to punish his younger brother, he just wanted better for him and the defendant was certainly blessed to have so many people trying to help him out. 

 

8 hours ago, Byrd is the Word said:

I have the same feelings and experiences when it comes to people on the street soliciting me for money. My nature is to help those in need and frequently I do.  While I know that many of these street people are indeed destitute, experience tells me that they are also substance abusers, liars and/or hustlers. 

I pass through this one particular intersection several times a day, every day. There are a group of "hustlahs" that started hanging out there a couple years ago. One chick and several random guys. All weaving through traffic with "Anything Helps God Bless" signs. They take turns. I've seen several of them arrive in a car later in the afternoon to "spell" the other ones. Clean clothes every day. I don't give any of them a DIME. The chick is looking really busted in the face these days (looking like Mugshot #5 in the Faces of Meth series).  If I want to give money to the homeless, we have ministries downtown as opposed to handing money out to scammers. 

[AngelaHunter]

3 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

 The younger brother also seemed to think that having another brother in jail for murder was no big deal, and that surprised me...I hope the older brother stays away from younger brother, because he's a user.

Poor plaintiff, with two brothers arrested for murder or attempted murder (I never got why being a failure at killing someone you want to kill is a reason to get off easy, but anyway) and giving all that money to that little ingrate. He also smashed up his car and bought a motorcyle instead of trying to pay his brother back one single cent AND racked up tickets on plaintiff's wife's(?) car. I bet he never paid for that either. I just hope the next time baby bro gets in hot water - and with his entitled attitude I think that's a possibility - and wants yet more money, plaintiff just says NO.

I think JJ let plaintiff give his life story because when was the last time she ever had anyone appear before her who tries to do the right thing and live a decent life? Such a novelty it was I think she was totally entranced. She let def. go on and on because listening to someone who doesn't murder the language is so unusual it gave her joy.

3 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Kid's Carnival Fail-

Heh. She wanted an entire circus or fair in her backyard. Anyway, I really disliked plaintiff more and more as case went on, looking for a payday with his claims and no evidence - "Oh, here's a picture of the clown and the bouncy house before she damaged it. No, I have no pics of after she damaged it. Just take my word for it"  and maybe most of all because he's another one appearing here with a bunch of missing teeth. Gross!

[patty1h]

First case was a an aunt (Stella Williams) suing her niece (Ms Nephew) for missing TV's.  Dang, Stella must be a real mess because she doesn't seem to be able to get a roof over her head.  She looked reasonably sane, but she must be a real menace if she is not welcome with family.  She says she was homeless, and admitted that her own daughter wouldn't take her in and she's currently living in a tent in a friends backyard.   The niece seemed sketchy but who knows what she had to put up with so I give her a pass, however, her two rat-like front teeth skeeved me out.

Second case had a couple whining about concrete blocks on a vacant lot... very boring, but the defendant's really aggressive eyebrows kept me entertained.

Edited December 14, 2018 by patty1h

[AngelaHunter]

42 minutes ago, patty1h said:

First case was a an aunt (Stella Williams) suing her niece (Ms Nephew) for missing TV's.  Dang, Stella must be a real mess because she doesn't seem to be able to get a roof over her head.  She looked reasonably sane, but she must be a real menace if she is not welcome with family.  She says she was homeless, and admitted that her own daughter wouldn't take her in and she's currently living in a tent in a friends backyard.   The niece seemed sketchy but who knows what she had to put up with so I give her a pass, however, her two rat-like front teeth skeeved me out.

I haven't even watched this and I'm in hysterics. Is the niece really named "Nephew"? Say it ain't so!

[Brattinella]

1 hour ago, patty1h said:

Second case had a couple whining about concrete blocks on a vacant lot... very boring, but the defendant's really aggressive eyebrows kept me entertained.

That wasn't a vacant lot; it was half an acre that belonged to the plaintiffs.  They lived on it, and the Def put a pile of concrete debris from her patio remodel on P's property.  She tried to say she didn't put the concrete there, but why would she rent a Bobcat and move the concrete over to her own property?  She said it looked like a dump anyhow, and JJ was so condescending about their "4/7th of an acre" like it was garbage.  I am truly hating JJ these days.  She needs to go away.  Elitist bitch.

[AuntiePam]

23 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

That wasn't a vacant lot; it was half an acre that belonged to the plaintiffs.  They lived on it, and the Def put a pile of concrete debris from her patio remodel on P's property.  She tried to say she didn't put the concrete there, but why would she rent a Bobcat and move the concrete over to her own property?  She said it looked like a dump anyhow, and JJ was so condescending about their "4/7th of an acre" like it was garbage.  I am truly hating JJ these days.  She needs to go away.  Elitist bitch.

Plaintiffs didn't live on the lot.  JJ even asked them why they bothered to hang on to it, since no improvements had been made.  When plaintiff said it was handed down through the family, I expected something going back to the 1800's.  Nope, 1952. 

I do believe that the defendant dumped that busted up concrete on that lot.  You're exactly right -- why would she go to the trouble of moving it if it wasn't her fault? 

Plaintiff in the first case was something else!  Did her niece tell her she had to leave because 'I'm not running a whorehouse"?  The word preceding "house" was bleeped out.  Convenient that defendant's text about picking up the TV wasn't on the phone.  Both those gals were shady.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Homeless Aunt Evicted by Niece Who Took Her In- Homeless Aunt taken in by defendant niece, named Nephew, is suing for two rent to own TVs, illegal eviction, and broken promise to lease her apartment, but niece never moved out.     Aunt plaintiff who seems a little dim on all kinds of things, is now living in her sister's back yard in a tent, now house, in Michigan, and never picked up her two rent to own TVs that she left behind, and niece defendant moved, so now plaintiff doesn't have the TVs.  Plaintiffs own daughter won't take her in, and that tells me everything I need to know about the plaintiff.        No money for plaintiff, who starts melting down in the hall.

Sentimental Family Property Feud-People own 4/7th of an acre, and neighbor adjoining dumped concrete debris on their property.     Defendant's said she moved concrete blocks, but they were on her property, and she's not only lying, but is way too heavy with the eye makeup.   Personally, I would drop the issue with the neighbor about the concrete, because the idiot moved it, and then put up the cheapest, quickest ugly fence I could afford, and put No Trespassing signs every two feet on it.    I bet she thought she could dump her stuff on it, and then see if anyone objected, and if not, then she would have tried to take it.     The defendant blaming other trespassers for dumping huge concrete slabs is ludicrous.     Decision is nothing for anyone, and court is not paying people to put up a fence.   There is no damage, and there should be no money.   If you want a fence, then build it yourself.   Neighbor defendant is a total jerk, and will never stop doing things like this.      My guess is that each 1/7th acre was split up in some family deal, and through inheritance, and buying out others, they ended up with a 4/7th dirt lot.    Why would any court pay for a fence?     And if defendant is so harassed, she should put a fence on her side.    I bet the local courts will see both sides a lot in the future.   

Deal With Your Child in Foster Care-Plaintiff wants $300 loan to defendant, but it was her son's money anyway.     Defendant is plaintiff's child's grandmother (I think).    Grandchildren's father has custody of plaintiff's son, another girl is in foster care, and taken out of her custody.    Defendant went to stay in Connecticut with plaintiff, partly because she met some guy online in New York, and defendant stayed with plaintiff for three weeks, and JJ says forget the rent.    Defendant borrowed $300 from plaintiff, that she took from her son, and JJ tells her to stuff it.     I hate the plaintiff so much.     What a horrible mother.   She only cares about her kids when they're old enough to support her.   Byrd had the swinging exit gates open before the case even finished, and I think he wanted to drag her butt out by her phony wig.  What a hateful woman the plaintiff is.  I feel so sorry for her other kids, and hope she never gets near them.  However, her two sons she's leaching off of should kick her to the curb before she bleeds them dry.  

Mom's Burial Policy-(funeral expense fight)-Plaintiff suing defendant over mother's burial policy, defendant says burial policy was surrendered in September 2016, and late mother received almost $2k for the policy.      Plaintiff says brother defendant should have paid for the mother's burial out of policy that doesn't even exist.   Plaintiff wanted defendant to pay $4200, plaintiffs paid $5300 for burial, and defendant already paid $1174.     Defendant received $3k plus from her pension payout, and he took care of the mother for years.    In my experience, even if you're in assisted living, having someone who checks on you regularly can really help your situation.     Apparently, the daughter/plaintiff virtually never visited over the years.     Man agreed to pay half, and plaintiff gets $1836.    

Defective Sports Apparel Drama-Plaintiff suing for cost of having custom baseball caps for his men's softball team, with the numbers embroidered on the back, number was left off of the hats.   Team had to play without hats.   Plaintiff ordered shirts and hats, shirts were fine, and there was no written contract.    Seven hats were backordered, the other eleven had no numbers embroidered on the back.  Plaintiff didn't get a refund for the hats from the vendor, and didn't replace the hats.     Plaintiff gets $491.      

Edited December 16, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[AngelaHunter]

Just watched niece named Nephew - how awesome is that?  I'm trying to imagine MY mother living in parks and tents and me not letting her live with me. This woman must be some beast from Hell, that no one, apart from her dire looking witness, would take her in and then she was allowed in the house but only because she'd had surgery. Isn't North America great? The only place where someone homeless can be obese (and judging from her voice can afford cigarettes) and buy not one, but two televisions, although I don't know where she planned to plug them in. There's no outlets or cable on park benches and she has no idea when or where she got them. She couldn't find some skeevy person on CL to rent her a room? 

On 12/14/2018 at 4:21 PM, patty1h said:

Second case had a couple whining about concrete blocks on a vacant lot... very boring, but the defendant's really aggressive eyebrows kept me entertained.

The plaintiff, Enormous Face, is squawking over some debris on his unimproved patch of dirt that's been untouched for many decades and on which no one has ever lived, yet is some precious family heirloom: I liked his wifey saying that the damage was "irreparable". What damage? Def. removed whatever crap she put there. The damage was that the bare dirt was scuffed up and disturbed? I really couldn't figure out what they wanted. Did they also seem to think def. should pay to put up a fence on their property? Find something worthwhile to get all twisted up about, plaintiffs. I have a 1/2 acre, heavily wooded and had kids partying on it, leaving disgusting remnants of their parties, so I put up a fence with locked gates. Duh. But, yeah - I really don't get these women who have these freaky, shiny/plastic-looking, stencilled-on, clownish eyebrows. Do they think that's attractive in some way? It's not. It's bizarre. 

22 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Deal With Your Child in Foster Care

Ugh. Plaintiff has had two small children removed from her care, and lives on the earnings of her 21-year old, who "pays for everything." She looks pretty able-bodied and needs to get off her big ass and get a job. I'm glad we didn't have to hear what she did to those kids, that they were removed. The eight-year old has two parents, yet lives in foster care. WTF? She's "working on" getting him back. Sure she is, just the way the deadbeats are all "working on" getting car insurance. The time for mandatory sterilization is long past.

Edited December 15, 2018 by AngelaHunter

[CrazyInAlabama]

Foster Care-My guess is that heifer only had a relationship with the sons when they were earning money, and let her move in.     If the sons were smart they would evict her, and cut off all communication.      

Years ago a lovely woman I worked with had one foster daughter from very young, to 15 years old.    The girl was about to turn 16, so she could work in that state, and her long lost daddy suddenly decided to be a dad again, and wanted her to move in with him.    The teen was old enough to decide, so she moved in with her father, and had a job after school, and weekends, whatever the allowable maximum number of work hours were.      Until the poor kid could earn money, her father never even visited her, or even sent a card.     

The homeless person only moved in with the niece, Ms. Nephew,  and then her sister because it was free.    She never paid a penny to either, and my guess is the niece gave her the boot because she had a rotating roster of 'friends' visiting.     It is beyond my understanding how the aunt would ever be able to afford the niece's apartment, unless it was very cheap, or she thought the sister and niece would finance it so she would be out of their hair.     Letting the aunt move in, and then having the aunt go to rent to own stores for two TVs was probably the breaking point for the niece.  I feel sorry for the woman's daughter, because there are always some people that would whine about her not taking her mother in.     I wonder if the rent to own place finally tracked down the TVs and repossessed them?   

Fence people-My guess is that the neighbor did dump that stuff there, but it was bare dirt, so as long as the stuff was gone, there were no damages.      I think she thought the property was abandoned, or had absentee owners, and she could claim it after a few years.      It was ludicrous that the owners thought they could get someone else to pay for that fence.    On that small of a property, they could get a cheap wire fence with T-posts for a decent amount, and that's what I hope they did.    Plus a locking gate.       

Edited December 16, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[DoctorK]

4 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

I really don't get these women who have these freaky, shiny/plastic-looking, stencilled-on, clownish eyebrows. Do they think that's attractive in some way? It's not. It's bizarre. 

Hey it worked for Groucho!

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

She never paid a penny to either, and my guess is the niece, Nephew, gave her the boot because she had a rotating roster of 'friends' visiting. 

Sorry, I had to add that because well, basically I'm easily amused.

19 minutes ago, DoctorK said:

Hey it worked for Groucho!

True. If that's the look these women are going for, they are successful!

 

[CrazyInAlabama]

Some aren't penciled on eyebrows but $700 and up microblading.      If the person doing that goofs, you apparently have to live with it for a while too. 

[AngelaHunter]

I was thinking  (yeah, I know. Either I'm not getting enough sleep or didn't stop drinking soon enough or something) that Horrific Hag could get a whole "Who's on First" routine going:

Some person: "Where are you staying, HH?"

HH: "I'm staying with the Nephews."

SP: "I didn't know you had nephews!"

HH: "No, I"m staying with my niece"

SP: "But you said "nephews."

HH: "That's right. The Nephews."

SP: ("Arrghh!")

[Brattinella]

Both JJ episodes today involve pit bulls.  Not watching either one.

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

Quote

 I do believe that the defendant dumped that busted up concrete on that lot.  You're exactly right -- why would she go to the trouble of moving it if it wasn't her fault? 

I grew up in Las Vegas WAY back in the day (1960s). The minute you leave the city, there's miles and miles of desert and people go out there and dump all kinds of random stuff in the desert - old cars, garbage, construction supplies, sheet metal, you name it. My dad used to drive us all out there on the weekends to peruse valuable stuff that people dumped out there (I got my first trike that way). So perhaps Eyebrows McGee didn't realize that sainted family plot of land actually belonged to somebody who cared.

I was reading some of the older posts and I wanted to add something - I worked for a pediatric orthopedic clinic for many years. You cannot believe the times where people brought in kids on Medicaid and were suing the school district or their car insurance or whatever entity their hurt child was touched by for big bucks. Apparently people think an injury is a boe-nanza (thanks Judge Milian). They come in with cards from their lawyers (usually the type that advertise during JJ commercials with snazzy jingles). Sometimes it's for random stuff, like a kid ran into a pole at school and broke his arm (not the school's fault obviously). But hey, if there's money to be made and a TV or "tablet" to be boughten, let's get busy.  Hey folks, not everything is somebody's fault. 

[Brattinella]

You know, I've said this before, and now I am feeling fed up to HERE with Judge Judy.  She just needs to have NO litigants on her show at all.  Just her and she can pontificate for an hour, all by her lonesome.  She has turned into the rudest woman.

[Byrd is the Word]

14 hours ago, Brattinella said:

You know, I've said this before, and now I am feeling fed up to HERE with Judge Judy.  She just needs to have NO litigants on her show at all.  Just her and she can pontificate for an hour, all by her lonesome.  She has turned into the rudest woman.

I think perhaps what we are witnessing is an aging person demonstrating a diminished capacity for stupid and all things bad.  I am experiencing that too.  

Edited December 18, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[CrazyInAlabama]

Rerun-Pit Bull Mating Mayhem-This plaintiff is the heifer who claimed her pit male was  an AKC registered Service Dog.   First AKC doesn't register pits, that CKC and some others, and AKC doesn't register Service Dogs, but Therapy Dogs.     She had her boy boink the defendant's female, 10 puppies resulted, and heifer was supposed to get pick of litter.     She also loaned defendant $600.     She never got pick of litter, and JJ gave her the choice of pick of one of the remaining 4 puppies, and woman said no since she apparently wanted to pick from the entire litter, so that goes bye bye.    Then plaintiff goes by the defendant's house and threatened him in language that was all omitted.      So JJ told woman that since she didn't want pick of litter, to consider the loan of $600 stud fee, and the plaintiff was pissed.

Slashed Tires and Loan Lies-Plaintiff loaned $3k to defendant (an aerial fitness instructor), and she got ticked at him and vandalized his truck and slashed his tires, but has no police report or anything else.    Sent back to small claims in Texas so plaintiff can get some evidence. 

Tijuana Stray Rescue Regret-Defendant had a stray from Tijuana, that attacked a visitor and bit him.     Dog was off leash at the time, the plaintiff was riding his motorcycle in the park,  when it attacked him.   Plaintiff found evidence that the dog also attacked a child before too.   The defendant's witness is his dog walker, and she saw the dog attack a child on a scooter, when the dog was off leash, and this happened in 2016.        Defendant seems foggy about everything.    He doesn't know when the bite happened, and totally ignores that his dog attacked before.   Defendant seems either stoned, drunk or mentally impaired in some way.      Plaintiff gets $5k, and defendant still knows nothing.      Prior bite 2016, current bite 2017, and my guess is 2018 probably hasn't made it to court yet.    Where ever they were from, the authorities should do something about the defendant and his dog, before someone is attacked again.  

Nutty tenant moved into converted garage, and now complains it was a converted garage.     Denise Bubonic saw craigslist apartment advertised, rented it, for $1650, with written lease (amazing, a written lease).   Paid December's rent, not January, and lived there until February 20.     Security deposit was $590 (first of three payments), and she paid that.    Plaintiff is suing for returned rent. and claims the apartment wasn't up to code.     Bubonic complained to the city about the apartment, and the windows.   Bubonic (I love that name) had a handyman fix the windows so she now owes $2610.     I hate Bubonics hair, and that odd dye job (I don't know what the trends are so it may be very chic).     It wasn't so bad that she didn't move out.     I don't see how the address change affected her Social Security Disability, and then went to direct deposit.   She should have had the checks going to the bank all along, it's much safer.     Ms. Bubonic seems to have issues with every place she's every lived, from 2003 on.  and her 2017 move was an eviction, not the end of a lease,  and Bubonic lost.    I don't know when this case was, but she seems to be a professional victim, with a long history of tenant issues.  

When the Aggressor Becomes Victim- Pit bites man's ear.  Plaintiff hugged pit, and it chomped on his ear requiring cosmetic surgery.  When you hug someone else's dog, you should expect a bad outcome.     Dog bit plaintiff at defendant's parents house.   Man didn't sue while he was living with defendant's daughter, but only after they broke up.   She moved out , went home, and then plaintiff decided to sue for damages.   If that troll hugged me, I would bite him too.     No money for plaintiff.

Edited December 18, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[Byrd is the Word]

22 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Nutty tenant moved into converted garage, and now complains it was a converted garage.     Denise Bubonic saw craigslist apartment advertised, rented it, for $1650, with written lease (amazing, a written lease).   Paid December's rent, not January, and lived there until February 20.     Security deposit was $590 (first of three payments), and she paid that.    Plaintiff is suing for returned rent. and claims the apartment wasn't up to code.     Bubonic complained to the city about the apartment, and the windows.   Bubonic (I love that name) had a handyman fix the windows so she now owes $2610.     I hate Bubonics hair, and that odd dye job (I don't know what the trends are so it may be very chic).     It wasn't so bad that she didn't move out.     I don't see how the address change affected her Social Security Disability, and then went to direct deposit.   She should have had the checks going to the bank all along, it's much safer.     Ms. Bubonic seems to have issues with every place she's every lived, from 2003 on.  and her 2017 move was an eviction, not the end of a lease,  and Bubonic lost.    I don't know when this case was, but she seems to be a professional victim, with a long history of tenant issues.

One on the most high strung litigants ever.  Would not stop talking.  Would not stop moving; glasses on...glasses off. Would. Not. Listen. STFU already.  Hair like a Lhasa Apso. In the hallway claimed the place was "uninhabitable" yet she she inhabited it rent free for 2 months. Case dismissed.  Justice served.

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, Byrd is the Word said:

I think perhaps what we are witnessing is an aging person demonstrating a diminished capacity for stupid and all things bad.  I am experiencing that too.

Same here. I don't know who is in charge of selecting litigants, but that person needs to be fired since mostly all we see are vicious, lowlife scumbags who are all disabled but assault each other (usually women doing this over some loser/incarcerated baby daddy) vandalize property, speak in mangled English and squabble over 15 year old beater cars with no insurance. Ugh, so boring. I have no interest in dumbass millennials fighting over their stupid rent or FB or $$$Sneakers and blah blah blah. I have no patience for this stupid crap and skip a lot of eps. If that was the kind of thing I enjoy, I'd watch disgraceful talk shows like Dr. Phil. There are interesting cases out there. We see them on TPC, which I watch in spite of the Shortass Troll with the flapping gums outside with his posse of nitwits. Hey, this is why we were given the gift of FF and Mute.

[Byrd is the Word]

On 12/14/2018 at 3:21 PM, patty1h said:

The niece seemed sketchy but who knows what she had to put up with so I give her a pass, however, her two rat-like front teeth skeeved me out.

The niece looked 2/3 normal until she showed those awful front teeth.  I pictured her as the bride of Count Chocula.  But what REALLY skeeved me out was the tongue pierce on that spooky old lady.  WTF is that about?

Edited December 18, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[CrazyInAlabama]

I can tell you what the tongue piercing is often for, but you'll sue me for emotional distress, cost of cleaning your computer out, and long term emotional distress.

Let me put it more subtlely, the remark of the niece about turning her place into a house of prostitution by the aunt as she was evicting her, is connected.        Sorry about that image.   

I'm constantly amazed at the ones who only consider money a loan after they break up, or play house for years, and want the full amount for furniture that they have no proof of payment.     

The end of the week, my guide lists new episodes, so I don't know if they are or not, but there's a chance.    My cable guide seems to be a lot inaccurate about new/rerun, and sometimes things don't match at all, so I'm always a little surprised when everything matches what they said will show.  

Edited December 18, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[Byrd is the Word]

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I can tell you what the tongue piercing is often for, but you'll sue me for emotional distress, cost of cleaning your computer out, and emotional distress.

I knew that about the tongue pierce and was trying to spare the ladies (and myself frankly) that image.  But that was stuck in my mind's eye to the point I almost wanted to be struck blind.

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I'm constantly amazed at the ones who only consider money a loan after they break up, or play house for years, and want the full amount for furniture that they have no proof of payment. 

Agree 100%.  And the guys who live with a woman, share expenses and a bed, and then claim an "oral agreement" or a "verbal contract" when litigating  1/2 of the cable bill and the moldy cheese in the fridge after they're bored or spurned by her. On the flip side, people below the poverty line and on some sort of assistance don't make $2,500 "gifts".  And finally, "don't worry about it" is not equivalent to "I forgive the debt; you owe me nothing".  I read a passage once that said "loan only those books you don't wish returned".  The same applies to money.

Edited December 18, 2018 by Byrd is the Word

[AngelaHunter]

3 hours ago, Byrd is the Word said:

And finally, "don't worry about it" is not equivalent to "I forgive the debt; you owe me nothing". 

The other day I decided to give my brother and his wife, who have had a very hectic year, a 2-day stay at a beautiful inn for Xmas. I texted my niece (not named Nephew) to ask if she wanted to split the cost. "I'll put it on my credit card and you can pay me back," I said, feeling like a future JJ litigant. She said she'd send an e-transfer of the money when she got her "taxes back"/ disability check/child support from her two baby daddies/got her welfare check/got out of jail. (J/K! haha) "Don't worry about it," I texted back. "Just when you can." Famous last words of many a plaintiff.

She did the transfer within the hour, leaving me once again so happy I don't live surrounded by the cretins, lowlifes, con artists, scammers, petty criminals and scumbags who inhabit JJ-Land.

[Byrd is the Word]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

"Don't worry about it," I texted back. "Just when you can." Famous last words of many a plaintiff.

“Don’t worry about it” means just that; I’m not worried so don’t you be worried. Yet. If I do become worried so too should you. 

[SRTouch]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

The other day I decided to give my brother and his wife, who have had a very hectic year, a 2-day stay at a beautiful inn for Xmas. I texted my niece (not named Nephew) to ask if she wanted to split the cost. "I'll put it on my credit card and you can pay me back," I said, feeling like a future JJ litigant. She said she'd send an e-transfer of the money when she got her "taxes back"/ disability check/child support from her two baby daddies/got her welfare check/got out of jail. (J/K! haha) "Don't worry about it," I texted back. "Just when you can." Famous last words of many a plaintiff.

She did the transfer within the hour, leaving me once again so happy I don't live surrounded by the cretins, lowlifes, con artists, scammers, petty criminals and scumbags who inhabit JJ-Land.

Well..... heck, you'll never make it on teevee that way. 😩

Just as well, you need to practice beginning every sentence with 'basically' - start using bunches of double and triple negatives - stock up on gum and practice mumbling - get to a salon for your 3" talons, wig, extensions and microblading (there's a lawsuit in the making right there) - (make sure you practice waving your hands/talons around or you might poke out an eye - and DON'T try to scratch your nose!) - and knock out or blacken your teefies. Course, you'll need some tats ('nother possible lawsuit), and a visit to the reject bin at the local thrift shop for your costume  outfit - look for a bra several sizes too big that will hold BIG water balloons and hang down to your waist - (gotta have a bra so you can show the straps) - make sure the top shows lots of cleavage to display your gigantic cross and tatty tat (bonus points if Doug asks about it during hallterview). 

I'm sure I'm forgetting alot - no worries, we'll all help get you ready for the big debut

Edited December 18, 2018 by SRTouch

[Byrd is the Word]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

"taxes back"/ disability check/child support from her two baby daddies/got her welfare check/got out of jail.

PS, don’t forget about the insurance settlement for the slip and fall claim at the Dollar Store. 

[funky-rat]

On ‎12‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 8:46 PM, ItsHelloPattiagain said:

I pass through this one particular intersection several times a day, every day. There are a group of "hustlahs" that started hanging out there a couple years ago. One chick and several random guys. All weaving through traffic with "Anything Helps God Bless" signs. They take turns. I've seen several of them arrive in a car later in the afternoon to "spell" the other ones. Clean clothes every day. I don't give any of them a DIME. The chick is looking really busted in the face these days (looking like Mugshot #5 in the Faces of Meth series).  If I want to give money to the homeless, we have ministries downtown as opposed to handing money out to scammers. 

There's one that hangs out in front of Kohl's at the shopping center where Target is near me.  She always has a sign about how she has kids and a dog, and needs money.  She turns half a turn, waves 3 times, then turns the other way, waves 3 times, lather/rinse/repeat.  I would NEVER give her anything.  I have seen bags with diapers and dog food next to her.  At least once, I saw she was gone (she drives a minivan) and the stuff was still there.  I would hope she forgot it and went back, but I sometimes wonder if she's just in it for the cash and left the food/diapers behind.  If she is, she could have at least donated them.  There's a town near where we vacation sometimes with a college, and I see the college kids panhandling downtown.  I walk right on by.  One was so laughable...I actually did laugh at her.  She was wearing a dirty winter hat and coat with an over the top dirt smudged face....in April.  It was warm out.  I could see a nice shirt under the coat.  She had nice shoes on.  Name brand clean jeans.  She kept rocking herself and holding a sign that just said "need money".  We mentioned her in a store we went into, and they said "Please tell me you didn't give her money.  She's a student.  Needs money....for beer and partying".  When we came out, she was driving off in her car.  Hat and coat were gone.  Loser.  It's one reason we don't like to go downtown anymore.  Many of the merchants say it's hurting their business.  They say none of them are homeless - just college kids looking for fast cash.

On ‎12‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 5:40 PM, Brattinella said:

That wasn't a vacant lot; it was half an acre that belonged to the plaintiffs.  They lived on it, and the Def put a pile of concrete debris from her patio remodel on P's property.  She tried to say she didn't put the concrete there, but why would she rent a Bobcat and move the concrete over to her own property?  She said it looked like a dump anyhow, and JJ was so condescending about their "4/7th of an acre" like it was garbage.  I am truly hating JJ these days.  She needs to go away.  Elitist bitch.

They don't live on it - never have.  It's a dirt lot that has never been improved since their family have owned it, sometime in the 50's.

On ‎12‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 5:36 PM, AngelaHunter said:

The plaintiff, Enormous Face, is squawking over some debris on his unimproved patch of dirt that's been untouched for many decades and on which no one has ever lived, yet is some precious family heirloom: I liked his wifey saying that the damage was "irreparable". What damage? Def. removed whatever crap she put there. The damage was that the bare dirt was scuffed up and disturbed? I really couldn't figure out what they wanted. Did they also seem to think def. should pay to put up a fence on their property? Find something worthwhile to get all twisted up about, plaintiffs.

Exactly my take. I wasn't even 100% confident the woman actually did dump the cement there.  The old guy seemed to have a lot of thoughts that he presented as facts, but hadn't checked the lot in years up until either earlier this year, or later last year.  She bought her house 2 years ago, and said the current patio was there when she bought the house, and offered photos.  His handwringing over "irreparable damage" (to dirt) and trespassing.....bleh.  When they asked her to move it, she moved it.  What more do they want?  Asking her to pay for the fence was ludicrous.

[zillabreeze]

1 hour ago, funky-rat said:

His handwringing over "irreparable damage" (to dirt) and trespassing.....bl

New Mexico has gorgeous scenery.  BUT the pictures are also the norm.  Junky properties abound.  Plaintiff didn't give a ratsass about his property until someone suggested a potential JJ Bonanza.  Glad she sent him packing.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Both reruns today-

Mom's Million Dollar Settlement-Mom gets badly injured, gets $1 million plus settlement, and truck driver daughter borrows a ton, repays a little, then the big blow up is when live in boyfriend of defendant is busted for domestic violence, and found to have a back child support warrant.     Mother refuses to pay for deadbeat boyfriend, and bail, so daughter hits the ceiling.   Daughter claims the money amounts were all gifts, JJ thinks they are loans, and gives the plaintiff her money back, (not sure how much, but I wasn't paying attention apparently).

Stucco Job From Hell-Plaintiff shows videos of stucco washing off with garden hose, and cracking and falling off.   Defendant claims plaintiff wanted quick and inadequate job, and didn't want pressure washing first, because the paint on house was full of lead.   I sincerely hope the EPA saw this episode, and nails the contractor and the home owner if this is true.  I think the plaintiff got $5k, but I'm not sure.

Baby Formula for Disaster-Two women hate each other, plaintiff claims defendant posted nude pictures of her daughter, there was a confrontation at the Food Lion by defendant of plaintiff's adult daughter, there was a work suspension in there, and confrontations.     Then there is something about confrontations over family drama, at the defendant's job.   

Both women have too much time on their hands, and the plaintiff needs to get her hair out of her damn eye too.    Plaintiff gets nothing.

Police Fight Aromatherapy fight and Security Deposit-Plaintiff, who needs a good wig, because her hair is fried to death, and she's also stoned or drunk or both.   I hope I never meet this woman in person, because I would absolutely love to correct her fried hair by yanking it out by the roots.    I think I need anger management again.

  Defendant was her landlady, didn't like whacko plaintiff, and police were called to her home the first time ever when plaintiff called police about disappearance of candle and diffuser.    I'm sure it was the highlight of the police officer's law enforcement career.          Aromatherapy diffuser costs $50 or so, and it went missing, JJ tells her to forget it.     Tenant was moving end of month, claims daughter of defendant sent her a threatening text, which isn't at all but complaining about plaintiff calling police about $50 diffuser and candle.    Security deposit was $175, but plaintiff left no forwarding address.  Plaintiff gets $175 security deposit back.    I hope any future landlords saw this.      

Defendant is wearing a head scarf turban, so I'm assuming chemo.   

Edited December 19, 2018 by CrazyInAlabama

[Byrd is the Word]

3 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Police Fight Aromatherapy fight and Security Deposit-Plaintiff, who needs a good wig, because her hair is fried to death, and she's also stoned or drunk or both.   I hope I never meet this woman in person, because I would absolutely love to correct her fried hair by yanking it out by the roots.    I think I need anger management again.

Miss Scabbyface Frizzhead belongs in the JJ Hall of Fame of most contemptible litigants. This bottom feeder hauls a seriously ill woman into court over a $50 diffuser after making a baseless theft charge to the police. The harassment she alleges is simply a couple of well written text message rebukes from the daughter of the cancer victim plaintiff in support of her mom. You want a real harassment case? Come to this board and identify yourself.

[KittyMom4]

18 hours ago, zillabreeze said:

New Mexico has gorgeous scenery.  BUT the pictures are also the norm.  Junky properties abound.  Plaintiff didn't give a ratsass about his property until someone suggested a potential JJ Bonanza.  Glad she sent him packing.

This reminds me of my sister and her shiftless husband, they own many acres in small town in upstate NY. One year their new neighbors decided to cut down some trees to open up their backyard, unfortunately they did not get a survey before going all Paul Bunyan on the trees and cut down some that were on my sister's property. My BIL thought they should be compensated to the tune of $20,000 because "those were cherry trees, I could have made money selling them to a furniture maker!". They were crap trees on a small corner of the property. After a couple volleys from the lawyers they ended up with $2,500. No trees were ever replanted. 

[Hellohappylife]

They really need to stop putting this lady up front. I’m tired of looking at her sausage lips.... 

[Brattinella]

5 minutes ago, Hellohappylife said:

They really need to stop putting this lady up front. I’m tired of looking at her sausage lips.... 

Seriously!  I've been referring to her for months!  YUCK.

[AngelaHunter]

5 hours ago, GoodieGirl said:

My BIL thought they should be compensated to the tune of $20,000 because "those were cherry trees, I could have made money selling them to a furniture maker!". They were crap trees on a small corner of the property. After a couple volleys from the lawyers they ended up with $2,500. No trees were ever replanted. 

That's great! Maybe he should have also counted the profits he could have made making cherry pies! 2500$? I need to find someone to come on my property and cut down some scrubby Christmas trees I have then I too can clean up.