All Episodes Talk: All Rise

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

 

With JJ's father being a dentist - why does she not just stroke out on the bench with the some of the teef issues that come in front of her?

You read my mind! I don't have a dentist father but I've had a lot of dental issues over the years and had a lot of dental work on my teeth which look perfectly normal from the outside. And everything I had hurt like a mofo! So I cannot understand how some of these folk walk around every day with teefies looking like a handful of dominos in a paper bag - don't they hurt? Don't they care? Especially when I see big old tattoos that cost a pretty penny sticking out of their tank tops or big old dangly gold earrings the size of garbage can lids or hairdos or Ipads. I would certainly rather have a mouth that doesn't scare people when I open it than a new cell phone but hey, I'm been known for being. . . . normal. .. 

[Milz]

I think that's giving these people too much credit. I think it's more, "Let's f**k" because they are too stupid to even know how babies are made. 

 

Mea culpa. I'm an optimist.

[Toaster Strudel]

Young Evel Knievel - A seven yr old brat steals his mother's car, experiments with the neutral gear and would have smashed into more cars if only he had a better view out the windshield.  Who has no insurance?  The little delinquent and his mother.  The mother (an elementary school teacher) was worse than your typical pitbull owner when it comes to accepting no responsibility.  Kid driving the car? No way! Didn't happen even though there were witnesses.  Did she leave the kid in the car alone?  Of course not!  She just leaves the keys in the cup holder like most people!  No insurance?  Not her fault!  The other driver was also uninsured!  Is she insured now, months later? Erm er pfft gurble mmhhhhh... looking left, looking right... guess not!  Outrageous.  4 gavels.

 

Meme Machine - The plaintiff was making so many faces, I could have made screenshots for 400 different memes.  I think the word here is "attitude?"  She was a pig tossing chicken bones and empty beer cans off the balcony, is it a surprise that the woman who was renting her a room wasn't pleased with her?  The defendant was pretty slippery, too, calling herself an 'entreprenooor,' hustling for "clients" at the drugstore, renting them rooms, "training" them to sell some pyramid scheme vitamins and weight loss supplements.  WTF?  3 gavels.

[AngelaHunter]

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had the hardest time not laughing

 

You're not alone. I sometimes think of posts here and start laughing and it's always in some public place, like the veggie section of the grocery store or the dentist's office.

 

ETA:

She just leaves the keys in the cup holder like most people!  No insurance?  Not her fault!  The other driver was also uninsured!

 

Aside from all the other lunacy here, this case answered one question concerning the fact that no one on this show can speak proper English. We had teachers here, saying things like, "She had droven.." , "I don't drive that car no more." and "I seen." Seriously, how is this possible?

 

The defendant was pretty slippery, too, calling herself an 'entreprenooor

 

The unrelated Fullers were kind of hilarious. "What part of "I don't care" don't you understand??"  "I put a notice on her door," x 50.

 

Was the "I bought him a tooth" a rerun? I never saw it. I'm really sorry plaintiff got anything back, after being so stupid and so desperate to not only choose "Acie" from a dating site, but pay for his fucking tooth after they'd been "dating" for about five minutes.

 

I wish we could get an update on the dog case. That was one cute pooch and the plaintiffs were assholes. Well, defendants weren't overly bright, getting a puppy to stick in a crate while they worked ten hours a day and then selling him to just anyone for 200$. I hope someone on JJ's staff got him a great home.

Edited April 23, 2015 by AngelaHunter

[BubblingKettle]

In the case of the magically moving car, not only did that substitute teacher piss me off by lying, she made me sick by saying, "I don't drive that car no more." That person was trusted to (substitute) teach elementary school children. Even if that state lets uncertified teachers loose in the classrooms,there's no excuse. Plus, she was a shitty liar. Damn, if you're going to lie on TV/to JJ,don't have so many tells.

The second case's entertainment value would've risen exponentially if the landlady presented photos/videos of chicken bones being tossed around. WTF pyramid scheme did the landlady have going on...lose 5 lbs in 10 minutes? Those two women were shady characters.

Edited April 23, 2015 by CoolWhipLite

[Brattinella]

Young Evel Knievel - A seven yr old brat steals his mother's car, experiments with the neutral gear and would have smashed into more cars if only he had a better view out the windshield.  Who has no insurance?  The little delinquent and his mother.  The mother (an elementary school teacher) was worse than your typical pitbull owner when it comes to accepting no responsibility.  Kid driving the car? No way! Didn't happen even though there were witnesses.  Did she leave the kid in the car alone?  Of course not!  She just leaves the keys in the cup holder like most people!  No insurance?  Not her fault!  The other driver was also uninsured!  Is she insured now, months later? Erm er pfft gurble mmhhhhh... looking left, looking right... guess not!  Outrageous.  4 gavels.

 

Meme Machine - The plaintiff was making so many faces, I could have made screenshots for 400 different memes.  I think the word here is "attitude?"  She was a pig tossing chicken bones and empty beer cans off the balcony, is it a surprise that the woman who was renting her a room wasn't pleased with her?  The defendant was pretty slippery, too, calling herself an 'entreprenooor,' hustling for "clients" at the drugstore, renting them rooms, "training" them to sell some pyramid scheme vitamins and weight loss supplements.  WTF?  3 gavels.

 

 

Oh my Dear God!  Thank you so much for gaveling these two cases!  Just perfection in the DUH department!  Chicken bones?  Beer cans?

 

And the mom with the special snowflake who let the car roll! "The car couldn't have rolled to there".  Hey, ever hear of MOMENTUM?  It should have been learned by YOU, a TEACHER, in grammar school!

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

 

The defendant was pretty slippery, too, calling herself an 'entreprenooor,' hustling for "clients" at the drugstore, renting them rooms, "training" them to sell some pyramid scheme vitamins and weight loss supplements.

Y'all - I'm an entrepreneur - I got some Magic Mascara in my purse and those shakes that makes your butt fat fall right off. Did I tell you I'm an entrepreneur?

 

I missed the illiterate teacher due to a weather advisory. Kinda glad I did.

 

At least somebody with tooth morals today. I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer without a front toofie either. Come to think of it. . . I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer. He looked like Hillary Duff a couple of years back when she got her veneers and she looked like Mr. Ed for a while.

 

I tell you - that Care Credit is the devil - the interest rate is something like 29.9% and there are brochures my dentist and even at the vet. 

[AngelaHunter]

I missed the illiterate teacher due to a weather advisory

 

TWO illiterate teachers. I'm not sure if the third was illiterate as well, since she didn't say much.

 

I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer without a front toofie either. Come to think of it. . . I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer.

 

I wouldn't have dated him if he had as many teeth as a Great White Shark.

[Taylorh2]

I want to see Byrd tackle somebody.

[zillabreeze]

 

You read my mind! I don't have a dentist father but I've had a lot of dental issues over the years and had a lot of dental work on my teeth which look perfectly normal from the outside. And everything I had hurt like a mofo!

I have a very expensive mouth myself.  When something starts going bad in my mouth the pain convinces me to pay anything necessary to make it stop!  Other than the pain-how in the hell do these litigants kiss each other with breath that must be stomach churning....just EEEWWWW.

 

I would certainly rather have a mouth that doesn't scare people when I open it than a new cell phone

I have a subcontractor that always drives the newest truck, has the finest boots, gold jewelry and goes to the casino every weekend.  He opens his mouth and it's enough to gag a maggot in a septic tank.  I just don't get it.

[BubblingKettle]

Y'all - I'm an entrepreneur - I got some Magic Mascara in my purse and those shakes that makes your butt fat fall right off. Did I tell you I'm an entrepreneur?

Well then get on over to some parking lots in unsavory neighborhoods, look for some homeless people...ehrm, I mean "Sales Reps," and get that pyramid workin', ItsHelloPattiagain!

 

At least somebody with tooth morals today. I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer without a front toofie either. Come to think of it. . . I wouldn't have dated Mr. Bouncer. He looked like Hillary Duff a couple of years back when she got her veneers and she looked like Mr. Ed for a while.

Yes! Really, Acie should have been the plaintiff, and his dentist should have been the defendant.  That was a botch job.  

 

Or, maybe Acie was running a con.....he claimed to have gone to the Care Credit-accepting dentist, but he actually bought a false tooth from Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/Temptooth-Yourself-Tooth-Replacement-Product/dp/B00641RE7G ),designed a Care Credit invoice template on his Microsoft Word, and had the plaintiff mail payments to what was really  his P. O. Box. He enjoyed the extra cash, and he even used some of it to date other women (who were not above his punching weight, like the plaintiff). The plaintiff started nagging him for the money, but dammit -- his good feeling about the scratchie lotto tickets was a complete come-on, so repayment was not an option. What's that?--- a free flight and hotel stay to star on Judge Judy, AND the show will pay off the plaintiff?!  How could Acie resist?!  Acie knew his plan was a winner from the beginning....play up his vulnerabilities (missing toof) with desperado online dates, and the money will roll on in. {Acie removes his Temptooth and sends a flirtatious message to his next victim...}

[AngelaHunter]

Other than the pain-how in the hell do these litigants kiss each other with breath that must be stomach churning....just EEEWWWW.

 

For most of the litigants we see here, involved in all sorts of toe-curling/stomach-churning romances, halitosis is the least of their worries.

[Guest]

I want to see Byrd tackle somebody.

   I'm not psychic - but I have a feeling this quote will surface in my mind next Wednesday when I should be wearing my sympathetic face.   

   It's so simplistic which makes it hilarious to me.

[califred]

I'm quite sure that woman still doesn't have insurance. When someone asks who insures me USAA rolls off my tongue, it doesn't take 2 minutes for me to answer.

[Jamoche]

I read this on notalwaysright and figured it's going to be on Judge Judy any time now.

 

Oh, and "I couldn't have hit it, because how does the vehicle roll up the hill"? There's this little thing called momentum, sweetheart. If it rolls down a hill, it's not going to come to a dead stop just because it reaches an upslope. This is the kind of physics most of your students pick up intuitively.

[designing1]

I just read the item Jamoche linked, and now I must go take a couple of aspirin and lie down for awhile.

[AngelaHunter]

read this on notalwaysright and figured it's going to be on Judge Judy any time now.

 

If I didn't watch JJ, I would think that was a comedy piece.

[jilliannatalia]

 

Aside from all the other lunacy here, this case answered one question concerning the fact that no one on this show can speak proper English. We had teachers here, saying things like, "She had droven.." , "I don't drive that car no more." and "I seen." Seriously, how is this possible?

In regard to the Evel Knievel case, I didn't listen to the episode all that carefully, but in defense of the nation's teachers I will say that i suspect both the defendant and the plaintiff's witness, both of whom used atrocious English, were both aides as opposed to credentialed teachers. The plaintiff's witness actually said she was the plaintiff's assistant. The defendant said she worked as a substitute at the school, and JJ made the assumption that she worked as a teacher. The defendant didn't bother to correct JJ.  The defendant talked about having worked with the plaintiff in the plaintiff's classroom. It would be  more likely that an aide would work in a special education teacher's classroom than it would be that an additional teacher would do so.

 

I would prefer to think that only the plaintiff was an actual credentialed teacher, though anything is possible. I've worked with a few credentialed teachers who used double negatives and frequently said both "he don't" and  "I seen him."

 

Edited April 24, 2015 by jilliannatalia

[teebax]

I read this on notalwaysright and figured it's going to be on Judge Judy any time now.

 

Oh, and "I couldn't have hit it, because how does the vehicle roll up the hill"? There's this little thing called momentum, sweetheart. If it rolls down a hill, it's not going to come to a dead stop just because it reaches an upslope. This is the kind of physics most of your students pick up intuitively.

I read the linked article and it reminded me of a conversation I recently had with a client. I emailed him a cancellation notice for nonpayment of premium and said he needed to pay right away to keep his insurance in force. He called me, almost before I hit send on the email, to tell me he didn't pay the bill because it didn't come In a pink envelope. I don't send out bills, the carriers do, so i had no idea what he was talking about. It turns out the bill he received in October was In a pink Breast Cancer Awareness envelope. So he decided that all future insurance invoices would be in pink envelopes. He told me he'd been throwing away the white envelopes because he assumed they weren't bills. I asked him why he would throw away mail from his insurance company, and he said he figured they were just trying to sell him something. That kind of thing is why I pour a stiff drink when I get home at night.

Anyway... I wondered if we were back in sweeps week. I got four new cases today, and they were all amazing! You all have picked most of the meat off of the chicken bones (discarded by the loony plaintiff in one of said cases.)

I even enjoyed the dog case. That dog was awesome, and I hope a JJ staffer ended up taking him. I have a question for you animal experts. The dog had a broken leg and had surgery on it. Why would there be future surgeries on the leg? I'm sure it's something stupid I'm missing, but I didn't understand that. He seemed healthy and happy. Is it a growth thing?

[speac]

It looks like Judge Judy's famous liar detector was out of order because she failed to smell out this scammer.  Make sure you read the comments

 

http://www.kctv5.com/story/28874421/coaches-no-longer-at-high-school-after-alleged-racial-remarks

[NowVoyager]

The second case's entertainment value would've risen exponentially if the landlady presented photos/videos of chicken bones being tossed around. WTF pyramid scheme did the landlady have going on...lose 5 lbs in 10 minutes? Those two women were shady characters.

Soo shady! Not to be rude about it, but how did she fix her face to say she's selling diet pills when she's a big girl her damn self?!? Sweetie...!

[NowVoyager]

It looks like Judge Judy's famous liar detector was out of order because she failed to smell out this scammer. Make sure you read the comments

http://www.kctv5.com/story/28874421/coaches-no-longer-at-high-school-after-alleged-racial-remarks

You get an A+ for research, darling! Love it! I read the juicy comment section as you suggested (soo much enjoyment, although I wasn't able to view the video/pictures on my phone)---it figures. We finally get a well-spoken defendant on the show & she's a complete scam artist! Correct me if I'm wrong though----I thought JJ cold-busted her & ruled against her.

Soo excited to have some new episodes! Yay!

Edited April 24, 2015 by NowVoyager

[Eliza422]

You get an A+ for research, darling! Love it! I read the juicy comment section as you suggested (soo much enjoyment, although I wasn't able to view the video/pictures on my phone)---it figures. We finally get a well-spoken defendant on the show & she's a complete scam artist! Correct me if I'm wrong though----I thought JJ cold-busted her & ruled against her.

Soo excited to have some new episodes! Yay!

I think JJ did see her for what she is...she even called her a scammer or something like that.

[AngelaHunter]

she even called her a scammer or something like that.

 

Yes, JJ used the word "scam" or "scammer" and like a true amoral scammer, Smiley smiled benignly at that.

 

 

I've worked with a few credentialed teachers who used double negatives and frequently said both "he don't" and  "I seen him."

 

Hershel from The Walking Dead: "There is no hope and you know it now."

[Milz]

So coincidentally, Pam Smiley hits the local news for a high school scandal the same week she appears on Judge Judy??? Wow! Whatever will the trustees of the children's foundation do????? ;-)

[teebax]

So coincidentally, Pam Smiley hits the local news for a high school scandal the same week she appears on Judge Judy??? Wow! Whatever will the trustees of the children's foundation do????? ;-)

I was surprised she didn't say her foundation was called "The Human Fund." While I credit the lady for sniffing out the scam, she only did so after she'd written a series of checks. Maybe I'm just less trusting, but someone I meet in line at a barbecue joint would have to do more than flap their gums to get anything out of me. It sounds like Ms. Smiley has a lengthy record, and a little bit of research probably would have saved the plaintiff a lot of aggravation. 

 

It looks like Judge Judy's famous liar detector was out of order because she failed to smell out this scammer.  Make sure you read the comments

 

http://www.kctv5.com/story/28874421/coaches-no-longer-at-high-school-after-alleged-racial-remarks

Well done. I love when one of our sleuths smells out a rat!

[iwasish]

I read the linked article and it reminded me of a conversation I recently had with a client. I emailed him a cancellation notice for nonpayment of premium and said he needed to pay right away to keep his insurance in force. He called me, almost before I hit send on the email, to tell me he didn't pay the bill because it didn't come In a pink envelope. I don't send out bills, the carriers do, so i had no idea what he was talking about. It turns out the bill he received in October was In a pink Breast Cancer Awareness envelope. So he decided that all future insurance invoices would be in pink envelopes. He told me he'd been throwing away the white envelopes because he assumed they weren't bills. I asked him why he would throw away mail from his insurance company, and he said he figured they were just trying to sell him something. That kind of thing is why I pour a stiff drink when I get home at night.

Anyway... I wondered if we were back in sweeps week. I got four new cases today, and they were all amazing! You all have picked most of the meat off of the chicken bones (discarded by the loony plaintiff in one of said cases.)

I even enjoyed the dog case. That dog was awesome, and I hope a JJ staffer ended up taking him. I have a question for you animal experts. The dog had a broken leg and had surgery on it. Why would there be future surgeries on the leg? I'm sure it's something stupid I'm missing, but I didn't understand that. He seemed healthy and happy. Is it a growth thing?

The leg cost 5K to be repaired and they sold the dog for $200? That was a bad break to have cost that much. I'm guessing  it may have affected the  growth plate which could cause the limb to not grow properly in future. The dog was only 11 months old and a fair sized dog, I can see that he may have had to have more surgery in the if the limb didn't keep pace with the other leg. I think the plaintiffs liked the dog well enough, just perhaps didn't  want the possibility of the big expenses down the road ( maybe they were on a fixed income). I do think the defendants should have told them in advance that the dog had been injured, I think they knew it would need more surgery and after shelling out 5K didn't want to spend any more. I bet they rehome him and neglect to tell  the next set of owners about the surgery also. 

It was a beautiful dog!

[Mindymoo]

From the sound of the halterview, I took it that they had already found a home for the dog in the JJ family like they did with Daisy the basset hound. They seemed pretty happy up there, and mentioned her going to a good home. They just didn't show an update at the end like they did with Daisy.

[teebax]

The leg cost 5K to be repaired and they sold the dog for $200? That was a bad break to have cost that much. I'm guessing  it may have affected the  growth plate which could cause the limb to not grow properly in future. The dog was only 11 months old and a fair sized dog, I can see that he may have had to have more surgery in the if the limb didn't keep pace with the other leg. I think the plaintiffs liked the dog well enough, just perhaps didn't  want the possibility of the big expenses down the road ( maybe they were on a fixed income). I do think the defendants should have told them in advance that the dog had been injured, I think they knew it would need more surgery and after shelling out 5K didn't want to spend any more. I bet they rehome him and neglect to tell  the next set of owners about the surgery also. 

It was a beautiful dog!

Thanks for the info about the potential surgery. I've never broke anything more serious than a toe (and, yes, that hurts like hell!) so I wasn't sure.

[Milz]

I was surprised she didn't say her foundation was called "The Human Fund." While I credit the lady for sniffing out the scam, she only did so after she'd written a series of checks. Maybe I'm just less trusting, but someone I meet in line at a barbecue joint would have to do more than flap their gums to get anything out of me. It sounds like Ms. Smiley has a lengthy record, and a little bit of research probably would have saved the plaintiff a lot of aggravation. 

 

Well done. I love when one of our sleuths smells out a rat!

 

 

Good BBQ makes you do weird stuff.

[6 MeowMeowBeenz]

"Entrepreneur" is not a job description. She sure was tedious.

 

Re: insurance and slightly OT, this is an excellent article that anyone who owns a car should read. If that happened, JJ would lose half her case load!

http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/why-you-should-think-twice-before-lending-your-car-to-s-1684911505

[NowVoyager]

Regarding the dog case, I hope the defendants do better with placement the second time around. It was remarkable that the dog was more than ready to leave the plantiffs' company. That was some "Bye, Bitches! #peace sign" body language! It spoke volumes & made me think the plantiffs were not nice people.

Edited April 24, 2015 by NowVoyager

[AngelaHunter]

Regarding the dog case, I hope the defendants do better with placement the second time around. It was remarkable that the dog was more than ready to leave the plantiffs' company. That was some "Bye, Bitches! #peace sign" body language! It spoke volumes & made me think the plantiffs were not nice people.

 

Totally. I adopted a dog from an extremely shady "rescue". After I got her I found out she had a big case of heartworms and hookworms. All in, it cost me nearly 2000$ and not for one second did I consider returning her to that person and demanding my adoption fee back. It would have been great to take that woman on this show and at least get my vet bills paid. JJ would have eviscerated that beast, I'm sure.

[teebax]

"Entrepreneur" is not a job description. She sure was tedious.

 

Re: insurance and slightly OT, this is an excellent article that anyone who owns a car should read. If that happened, JJ would lose half her case load!

http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/why-you-should-think-twice-before-lending-your-car-to-s-1684911505

Nice article, and thanks for sharing it.

 

My first car, when I was in high school, was a stick shift. My father insisted we all learn to drive stick. One of the unintended benefits of it was that none of my friends could drive my car; they'd all learned on automatics. I bought only stick shifts for years because I loved having a built-in, easy excuse for not loaning my car to people. I've moved away from them now (hard to find them), but I'm at an age where all of my friends now have their own cars.

 

If people were smarter about who has access to their cars, JJ would have a lot fewer cases to preside over!

[Brattinella]

I've seen loads of crime stories on tv where the would-be car thief can't drive a stick.  CRACKS me UP!

 

Seriously, though.  That sweet puppy, what a love-bucket!  He sure loved his daddy!

Edited April 24, 2015 by Brattinella

[BubblingKettle]

In the first case today, the young boyfriend seemed quite sincere, and I was impressed that he spoke maturely about working hard. He was annoyed, but he remained even-tempered. The defendant was quite a hustla. I don't know if tattoo artists in the US have a union or have some sort of professionally standardized apprentice program, but the defendant made me think that he just scams these artistic (but not business-savvy) young people. What prevents the rest of us from going down to the local college or shopping center and enticing young people to learn from us to the tune of $5000?  Nothing but ethics and common sense, I guess.  And I wish JJ asked the nerdy mustachioed defendant if he pays taxes on that apprentice tuition. Sidebar: the plaintiffs' witness looked like he escaped from Lockup: Raw.

 

JJ's question to the goofy defendant, "Do you like men AND women, Mr. Alvarado?" gets filed with "Are you on medication?"  Well actually, I can see some valid uses for the medication question, but I think she shouldn't ask the gender preference question again.

 

There was just too much anger and drama in the case of the locked-out ex. That case had too much yelling and over-talking (JJ and plaintiff) and too much of of the defendant's facial expressions. And those two women need to stay far away from each other -- the stories of their relationship were tiring, so I'm sure it was a hot ass mess when they had their on-again/off-again foolishness. (Also, I think the plaintiff used the word 'toiletries' instead of 'utilities' and said that she paid 1/4 of the toiletries.)

 

I really disliked the plaintiff in the last case.  She played stupid, she WAS stupid for not having insurance, and she wants everyone else to pay for her stupidity. The former tenant seemed like a decent guy -- his friend made a mistake.

[AngelaHunter]

The rough-trade looking plaintiff in the first case? Maybe I just can't see it, being a straight woman myself, but what hidden qualities did she (at 45 years old) possess that would make anyone want to "take care" of her? I found her frightening.

 

In Texas one doesn't need home owners'  insurance, so why would anyone have it? Let strangers rent out your home and just keep your fingers crossed. I'm glad JJ tossed her out on her ass pronto. Get insurance, stupid.

 

Mr. Alverado, who couldn't give a straight answer to save his soul: He's a sneaky, slimy, double-talking parasite. Nothing new there, but I had to wonder what the plaintiff ever saw in him? Could it be anything except the usual naked desperation?

 

Ms. Morrow and her fiancee/son! Nice save there, JJ! I guess I just don't get the whole cougar thing. Young guys have never appealed to me. Anyway, he seemed like a nice boy, but a little slow on the uptake since it took him a whole year to realize that his mom..I mean, his woman, paid all that money for him to be an indentured servant to the illiterate tattoo shop owner.

[Rick Kitchen]

Loving that JJ got all flustered and embarrassed when she thought the boyfriend was the son.

[One Tough Cookie]

AngelaHunter, did you mean to leave off Crystal Methhead, or whatever her name was?

 

 

I was going to add Crystal Methven as well.  She actually looked like meth wasn't a foreign substance to her, too1

[AngelaHunter]

AngelaHunter, did you mean to leave off Crystal Methhead, or whatever her name was?

 

My list is kind of old. I need to update it.

 

*runs to add "Crystal Methven", "Onaaza Klutz", "Jamakka Beach" and "Kokka Coleman."*

[Intocats]

 

Mr. Alverado, who couldn't give a straight answer to save his soul: He's a sneaky, slimy, double-talking parasite. Nothing new there, but I had to wonder what the plaintiff ever saw in him? Could it be anything except the usual naked desperation?

 

 

Mr. Alvarado is a shark who can sense blood in the water. In the hallterview, the plaintiff said that when she met him, she had recently ended a twenty-year marriage, and that she learned from this experience that she doesn't need a man. Honey bunny, a woman needs Mr. Alvarado like a fish needs an overcoat.

 

His current wife/girlfriend is in the Ukraine? I wonder if they get JJ there.

[Mybrainhurts]

I have to say I was clapping when JJ lectured the hard-looking "but she said she would take care of me!!!!" plaintiff today.  It's so nice to hear those fateful words "Well, you can get married but you didn't" applied to all couples now (well, in states where it's legal for gay people to marry).  Make sure you put it all in writing now, ladies--if you're paying for 1/4 of the toiletries, you want to be sure to get your money back when it goes south.  (BTW, how does one pay for 1/4 of the toilet paper, soap, etc. anyway?  Another JJ mystery...)

[DebbieW]

ETA:

Aside from all the other lunacy here, this case answered one question concerning the fact that no one on this show can speak proper English. We had teachers here, saying things like, "She had droven.." , "I don't drive that car no more." and "I seen." Seriously, how is this possible?

Did anyone see her actual teaching certificate?  JJ's litigants are not necessarily known for their forthrightness and honesty. 

Edited April 25, 2015 by DebbieW

[Taylorh2]

I have always wonder who Byrd is speaking to when he tells the litigants to step forward. At the end he always says "have a seat"... "Sir, have a seat"

 

Who is Bryd talking to ?

[designing1]

I believe "have a seat" is for the courtroom "audience" and the specific "Sir/Ma'am, have a seat" is for witnesses.

[Sparger Springs]

 

In Texas one doesn't need home owners'  insurance, so why would anyone have it? Let strangers rent out your home and just keep your fingers crossed. I'm glad JJ tossed her out on her ass pronto. Get insurance, stupid.

 

He rented a condo. The exterior is maintained by the HOA. She should have basically had renters insurance on the interior.  Also if your guest burns downs my house you need to pay. The tenant can sue his negligent friend. Judy acted like the lady was a scam artist.

Edited April 25, 2015 by Sparger Springs

[jilliannatalia]

 

Did anyone see her actual teaching certificate?  JJ's litigants are not necessarily known for their forthrightness and honesty.

 

The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of the defendant being a paraprofessional, as in an aide, rather than a credentialed teacher. I didn't catch where these people were from, but in California, an aide only has to pass a supposed Associate of Arts equivalency test. Districts are allowed to develop their own exams,  which are typically at not-even-eighth-grade level.

[DebbieW]

Did anyone see her actual teaching certificate?  JJ's litigants are not necessarily known for their forthrightness and honesty. 

I just caught that case.  Some important distinctions (to defend the honor of my profession as an actual Special Education Teacher):

 

The "I seen" witness was a special ed. teaching assistant.  While teaching assistants are generally very nice people with a genuine affection for and desire to help children, there are no real qualifications that need to be met in most districts other than passing a background check.

 

The defendant said she was a substitute teacher.  Again, no real qualifications are necessary in most districts, aside from availability, a pulse, and passing a background check (although some of the services that work with schools to provide subs require 60 college credits, none of which needs to be in education).

Edited April 25, 2015 by DebbieW

[AngelaHunter]

What the hell was that controlling woman talking about in the hallterview about a lemon tree? And she was missing a front tooth. And I really thought the plaintiff was a man disguised as a woman. I loved how JJ gave the girlfriend a smack down when she said What are you doing??  I am preparing the papers you are sure to ask for to prove my case. SITDOWN!! I love when a mouthy know it all woman gets a smack down and has to just shut the hell up. (yes it is a recurring theme with me in posts, never gets old for me)

 

MIssing teeth, men disguised as women, freaked out tats, etc., etc.  - THIS kind of shit is why we never get tired of watching JJ. And yes, I too adore watching loudmouth windbags get spanked, especially when you know it's the first time in their lives anyone got them to STFU. Their heads snap like someone punched them.

[NowVoyager]

Can someone explain the case, about yoga equipment I think, that had the woman who was linked here to a coach resigning? It was one of the cases I had to delete. What was she scamming? I saw the other scamming case where the woman rented out a room. My first thought wasn't the "Ask me how to loose 10inches in 3 days". My first thought was Herbal Life. I didn't even know those Ask me signs I see everywhere (even shoe polished onto car windows!) were a pyramid scheme.

Yes, honey, the gym equipment lady was a total scam artist from the get-go, albeit a well-spoken one---in fact, that was the only interesting twist to the case; the defendant seemed bright & attractive enough to make her way in the world without such trickery. Also, her deceit was blatantly obvious even without the juicy well-researched backstory. (LOVE my fellow JJ watchers for being *on task* lol! Yea, speac!) It was soo obvious, I was looking at the plantiff with a side-eye wondering how she so willingly forked over $2,000 to a complete stranger. Look, I've got bills, too if she's just handing money out like that.......

The diet-pills-pyramid-scheme lady was even less successful perpetrating her fraud. She said something crazy like lose 3 inches in ten minutes. I don't know if she was selling HerbalLife but in my experience those folks *scared me! I'm into healthful foods & supplements myself, but the HerbalLife reps I've met look like *walking death---totally dehydrated dry skin, black circles under their yellow eyes & kinda hyped up like a drug addict just barely clinging to recovery. Jittery hands handing me samples, saying "it'll make you feel good"..... Needless to say it totally put me off their product...

Edited April 26, 2015 by NowVoyager