Hot Bench - General Discussion

[AngelaHunter]

19 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Plaintiff/rapper CozyC (also an attorney, her rap name is also Cat Spit)

🤔 I skipped this because I saw the word "kitty" in the blurb—good decision even if for the wrong reason.

[CrazyInAlabama]

15 November

“Not in Kansas Anymore”

New, Season 11, Episode  47

(Hanaah  Johnson vs.  and Michael and Gena Kugler)   

From the show site: A woman in need of a fresh start moved into her sponsor's house, but when her son misbehaved, the sponsor's husband reprimanded him, and the arrangement quickly fell apart; the defendants are accused of withholding access to her remaining belongings.

Plaintiff Haanah Johnson suing defendants/former sponsors Michael and Gena Kugler for property they withheld when she moved out.   Plaintiff and son moved in with defendant, son misbehaved, and husband reprimanded him.  So, plaintiff moved out, and claims the defendants stole her property.  Plaintiff says defendants were holding her belongings hostage until she did what they wanted, including giving custody of her child to her ex.   

Plaintiff says when she came out of rehab, Mrs. Kugler, her first sponsor, wanted her to move to Kansas City from Wichita.   However, Kuglers didn't want the boyfriend moving in too.  Rules were no drugs, they had to get jobs.  Within 24 hours of move in there was a blow up.   

Mr Kugler says plaintiff's child was trying to feed cotton candy to the grandson's lizard, which might have killed the lizard.   Gena asked Mike to leave for a while after the lizard incident.  Gena claims she saw plaintiff and boyfriend Gary taking pills, and claims plaintiff admitted to selling pills.  Within a week plaintiff moved out.   

Basement was where plaintiff, boyfriend, and kid were living, it wasn't a finished basement.  Defendant claims the plaintiff and boyfriend were regularly using drugs.   Defendant Gena says plaintiff was amped up on what seemed to be meth, and plaintiff said she was amped up on her Keto diet. However, defendant's husband has lost 100 lbs. on the same diet, and he's not wired. 

Then at the end of the first week, Gary, the boyfriend called and said he was told to move out immediately, so the couple and kids left.  Then the next morning Haanah was supposed to pick up her stuff with a U-Haul, but showed up with some stranger, and took nothing.   Then, plaintiff's adult daughter went through the plaintiff's stuff, took some, but won't tell plaintiff what she took.   Then, defendant Gena put a bunch of conditions on getting the plaintiff's property back, including giving up custody of her son.   Corriero says the custody demand was none of defendants' business.  Tewolde agrees with Corriero. 

Corriero grills the defendants, and questions their claim that plaintiff abandoned her property.   Defendant only has two beds, and says the adult daughter picked up everything else. 

Plaintiff moved back to Wichita.   

Plaintiff receives $5,000.

(My opinion is defendant Gena took over a much bigger role than sponsor).

 

“That’s Gonna Leave a Park”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode  169

p. 49, 29 July 2024

[CrazyInAlabama]

18 November

“The Nipsey Hussle”

New, Season 11, Episode  48

(Cashimier Amanda  vs. Ceritha Daily)     

From the show site: The litigants fight so much in court that a court officer escorts defendant out while litigants scream at each other.Today's case gets heated! Two sisters are ready to fight each other after one accused the other of stealing memorial programs for their favorite rapper. The accused claims she got her own booklets at the memorial service. But the accuser is convinced she took them to sell. Can she prove it?

Plaintiff Cashimier Amanda suing defendant/sister Ceritha Daily over memorial programs from their favorite rapper (Nipsey Hussle, R.I.P.).   Plaintiff says defendant stole them for resale.  Defendant claims she got her own memorial booklets at the service.   Suing for $5,000.  Plaintiff had tickets for the funeral, had multiple programs she wanted to keep forever.  Plaintiff claims sister stole the memorial programs to sell them. PLaintiff had five books.   After the service plaintiff had to go to work, and let defendant borrow her car, then the booklets were gone. 

There is a text message of defendant talking to some guy, a month after the funeral.   Defendant was accusing a man of stealing the booklets from her house.  Litigants were both living at defendant's house. 

Tasha Joseph is plaintiff's witness, who says she never had a book, and defendant had them.  Defendant claims she had four books, and gave two away, and the mysterious man stole the rest from her house. 

This all happened five years ago.  (The books have sold online from $250 to $1500)

Plaintiff claims the defendant's texts with the man are faked.  

Both parties are excused, and Sonia has to tell plaintiff to leave while the litigants are screaming at each other. 

Judges Tewolde and Corriero say plaintiff didn't prove her case, plaintiff case dismissed.  Judge Juarez says statute of limitations is long past.

Plaintiff case dismissed, no proof, and statute of limitations was passed a long time ago. 

 

“Internal Revenue Disservice”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode  176

p. 50, 19 August 2024

 

 

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

: The litigants fight so much in court that a court officer escorts defendant out while litigants scream at each other.

So, I remember Nipsey Russell, but I'm ashamed to say I have no idea who Nipsy Hussle was. It seems he got gunned down because... I don't know, but he was a role model and so special his booklet had some kind of ethereal, glowing aura around it.

"Were the booklets in the car?" asks Judge T.

"Yes, they was."

I was going to watch this but when I saw the preview of the out-of-control screeching I thought there might be a knock-down, drag-out with these huge "ladies" and feared they may have hurt Sonya, so I had to click off.

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Plaintiff case dismissed, no proof, and statute of limitations was passed a long time ago. 

Thanks. So why were we subjected to this disgraceful display?

On 11/15/2024 at 3:28 PM, CrazyInAlabama said:

(Hanaah  Johnson vs.  and Michael and Gena Kugler) 

"The Hills Have Eyes" meets Hot Bench. 😨

[CrazyInAlabama]

It's rating sweeps month, every show on every channel gets their ratings measured, they use it for age of viewer, numbers, and it is how they charge for advertising prices.     That's why certain shows have plexiderm commercials, and others have other products not focused at people who need plexiderm.     This month, if it will get viewers it runs.   That's why the news shows feature more controversial topics.   It's all about the money.  

I believe the ever patient court officer could handle anything, but there is always off camera security officers too, mostly ex bouncers I guess, after seeing some of them. 

Edited Monday at 11:15 PM by CrazyInAlabama

[AngelaHunter]

5 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I believe the ever patient court officer could handle anything, but there is always off camera security officers too, mostly ex bouncers I guess, after seeing some of them. 

A SWAT team would be needed to subdue some of the surly burly beasts on this show.

5 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

That's why certain shows have plexiderm commercials,

Those Plexaderm infomercials? I got a new super HD TV and recently had cataract surgery. What I see now in those commercials is downright scary!😱It's worse than some horror movies I've seen. Make it stop!

This other mini-informercial is verging on making me lose it so badly that I might have a "furiation" and throw a rock through my neighbour's windshield or something. We get this over and over and over.

😠

Hate her! Like, basically - a lot.

 

 

 

[CrazyInAlabama]

19 November

“Full Moon Rising”

New, Season 11, Episode  49

(Ralph Frugone vs. Bradford Smith)   

From the show site: A man let his couch-surfing best friend move into his house with him; but here they are years later in a lawsuit over non-payment of rent. The defendant claims he never received a written agreement, and that the relationship became intimate. The plaintiff denies this and accuses him of sexual assault. That alleged incident may seem irrelevant, but the judges explore it to assess credibility

Plaintiff Ralph Frugone suing defendant Bradford Smith for non-payment of rent.   Defendant claims there wasn't a written agreement, and that they weren't just friends but intimate.   Plaintiff denies they were romantic, and says defendant sexually assaulted him.  Defendant claims he did housework, and that substitutes for rent.  Plaintiff claims the agreement was $500 a month rent, plus utilities.   Plaintiff suing for $5,000 court maximum, but owes at leat $6500 in rent, plus unpaid utilities.   

Defendant says he ws a guest, not a renter.  Defendant says they were romantic.   Plaintiff calls it sexual assault.  

Plaintiff's witness, Nancy says she was present when defendant said he had sexually assaulted plaintiff.   

Plaintiff receives $5,000.

“Roaches, Cats &  Rats, Oh My!”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode  179

p. 50, 26 August 2024

[patty1h]

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

From the show site: A man let his couch-surfing best friend move into his house with him; but here they are years later in a lawsuit over non-payment of rent. The defendant claims he never received a written agreement, and that the relationship became intimate.

This one set off my BS Meter, as soon as the plaintiff mentioned they met in film school.  The details of this case are so soap opera-y, crude and dumb for me to buy them.  How do you get sexually assaulted in your sleep more than once?  Why would that person still be in your home?  Yeesh.

Edited Tuesday at 09:37 PM by patty1h

[CrazyInAlabama]

19 November

“Evicted by a Snake”

New, Season 11, Episode  50

(Richard "Greg"  Hobson vs.  Holly Jo Wright)     

From the show site: A dog hotel owner sues his employee/tenant -- a woman with a pet python -- for lost rental income, damage to his residence, giving no notice and leaving her belongings behind.  The dog hotel owner sues his employee/tenant for lost rental income and damage to his residence. He claims the relationship became sour after she brought home a pet python; she claims it wasn't her snake he had a problem with, but her new boyfriend. She may have left because she was uncomfortable, but does that excuse her giving no notice and leaving her belongings behind?

Plaintiff/dog hotel owner Richard "Greg" Hobson suing defendant/former employee and tenant Holly Jo Wright for lost rental income and damage to a residence, she also left belongings behind.   Defendant also left without notice. 

The smirk on defendant's face when plaintiff and Corriero say how big the boas can get is infuriating.  Defendant denies damages, unpaid rent, and claims plaintiff only had an issue with her when she got a boyfriend.   There was no written lease, but agreement was $600 a month rent, and half of utilities.  

Defendant's boyfriend bought her a ball python.  Corriero asks plaintiff why snake was an issue, and it was partly that defendant didn't ask permission to get the snake.     

Plaintiff says after defendant quit work and moved out, she had two scheduled appointments to remove her property, and never showed.   Corriero asks if the plaintiff had other reasons for inviting the defendant to his house.   Plaintiff is suing for $4793, for four months rent when her property was left behind.    Corriero says plaintiff could put her items in storage and charge her for it, but the judges never give storage fees to landlords.  

Defendant claims plaintiff cut her hours at work, but she regularly didn't show for work.  Defendant's text says she was leaving, but that's without 30 days notice.   The photos of her remaining piles of garbage in the four rooms is huge. 

Attorney told plaintiff he had to keep her stuff for 90 days. There is a chock full utility trailer that's all her stuff.  As Judge Tewolde says, defendant was treating the plaintiff's house as a storage unit.  Plaintiff says he told defendant to be courteous to the neighbors, all in their 80's and not to run around the yard screaming and yelling in the middle of the night, disturbing the neighbors. 

Plaintiff says he never met her boyfriend, that defendant claims plaintiff didn't like.    Judges are wrong, you can't rent a storage unit for someone else. Landlords can't win on this show, if plaintiff had dumped her stuff in storage, they wouldn't have given him storage fees because there wasn't a contract. )

Two months' rent, junk and dump and hauling fees, rekey fees.  $1885 to plaintiff.

“Wages for Ages”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode  178

p. 50, 21 August 2024

 

Edited Wednesday at 08:28 PM by CrazyInAlabama

[AngelaHunter]

On 11/19/2024 at 4:28 PM, patty1h said:

The details of this case are so soap opera-y, crude and dumb for me to buy them.  How do you get sexually assaulted in your sleep more than once?  Why would that person still be in your home?  Yeesh.

"He's a black man in America, so I just overlooked it when I finally woke up while he was sexually attacking me and merely asked, "What are you doing?" I'm just a very nice person and I've been stepped on, lied to, cheated on, and treated like dirrrt."

Yes, so crude and dumb that I bailed. What kind of costume was the little P wearing?

[patty1h]

56 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

"He's a black man in America, so I just overlooked it when I finally woke up while he was sexually attacking me and merely asked, "What are you doing?" I'm just a very nice person and I've been stepped on, lied to, cheated on, and treated like dirrrt."

Yes, so crude and dumb that I bailed. What kind of costume was the little P wearing?

Don't forget that the plaintiff was also suicidal!  Cases like this make me nervous... I pray that HB is not going down the same tacky road as Judge Milian's new show.   That show is a waste of time and so low class.  Hot Bench, PLEASE don't go there. 

Edited Thursday at 04:39 AM by patty1h

[AngelaHunter]

10 hours ago, patty1h said:

I pray that HB is not going down the same tacky road as Judge Milian's new show. 

I really hope not too. I think it may just be another example (I can think of a few) where the fake litigants managed to present made-up cases or appeared on two different court shows with the same cases. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

21 November

“Terrible Tenant Troubles”

New, Season 11, Episode  51

(David Spotts vs. Andrea O'Brien)     

From the show site:. An eleven-year tenant is on the hook for unpaid rent, late fees, utilities, and repairs. She claims she did everything perfectly up until the last few months when she fell on hard times. The landlord claims he had plenty of compassion, but she became completely unresponsive. Did he have the right to contact her family about her alleged debts?

Plaintiff/landlord David Spotts suing defendant/former tenant Andrea O'Brien for damages, unpaid rent, late fees, and utilities.    Suing for $5,000.

 Plaintiff says on move out day, that place wasn't empty, and defendant never showed for the final inspection.   Defendant says plaintiff was a bad landlord, never fixed anything,  and she was a good tenant, and deserves her security back.  Defendant claims the plaintiff didn't give her the itemized list of damages, and her security back.  

One damage photo shows a garage window missing, huge hole in an interior door, doors were switched, Judge Tewolde says house doesn't look dirty, and the 'holes' in the wall are smaller than her earrings.  The wall holes Tewolde can't see were over 1/2" in diameter, so not just a spackle job.  Lots of garbage left in the house and garage.   I guess defendant and her helpers couldn't find the garbage dump, or walk it to the curb for trash day. 

Water bill wasn't paid by defendant, and plaintiff had to pay almost $500 to pay the water bill, so the next tenant could get water turned on again.   Defendant claims plaintiff moved the stuff into the garage and didn't give her a chance to get rid of the trash.  

No surprise, Corriero takes the defendant's side.   Defendant was sent a list of damages, with photos, and she claims she never got it.  

Plaintiff is suing for two months rent, disposal fees, cleaning and damages.  Plaintiff says anything defendant said was broken, was fixed immediately.  When plaintiff saw defendant left and still had junk in the house, he called one of her relatives to get the trash removed.   He couldn't get ahold of defendant. Defendant also claims she had effects on income from Covid until 2023.   

Plaintiff receives two months rent plus 6 days, water bill, a few days in February, and that is all,  $4835.

 

“Ex-istential Crisis”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode 181

p. 50, 28 August 2024

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

“Ex-istential Crisis”

First time viewing this. Def doesn't believe in divorce, but she does believe in legally separating from her husband (Maybe she had good reason. I dunno) and still having him give her hefty spousal (?) support payments AND make all the payments on her car. The battery died, so why should she replace it and make the payments? Let him pay for it.

[CrazyInAlabama]

If you don't believe in divorce, then the legal separation is about the same to me.  The ex-wife was despicable.   Playing poor little me only goes well with Corriero.  

Husband should just file for divorce, and not look back.   He doesn't need her permission to divorce.   Why people let someone play them for a fool like this is ridiculous. 

Edited Thursday at 10:57 PM by CrazyInAlabama

[CrazyInAlabama]

22 November

“The Auntie-Hero”

New, Season 11, Episode  52

(Marcella Williams vs. Stefon Ellison)     

From the show site:  A man asked his aunt to add a phone to her plan for his son, which she did, and he paid her for. But when the son ran away to his great-aunt's house, the payments stopped. The father feels she has his son, so it's her prerogative to cut the phone line if she wants. Does he still owe her money?

Plaintiff/aunt Marcella Williams suing defendant/nephew Stefon Ellison over phone charges he didn’t pay her to cover his son’s phone bill.   Suing for $335.  Plaintiff says son moved from his father's house when he witnessed fights, and son moved in with aunt for a while.  That's when father stopped paying his aunt for the son's bills. 

Defendant says he never had anything in his own name, and didn't know how to get a contract.  Defenant says the arguments at his house was son was having problems with school grades.   When nephew talked to his aunt, she told him to see his school counselor, and he did.  Then nephew showed up, and DCFS was at her door that evening.   

Defendant claims his aunt ratted him out to DCFS.  Nephew claimed father was rousting him out of bed at 3 a.m., and nephew was too tired to do school work.  Defendant claims he woke his son up at 3 a.m., because of father's work start time.   That makes zero sense to me.  

A month later, nephew / son left school with his mother, and no one had contact with him.  So, at that time aunt cut the phone off. 

Plaintiff receives $335. 

 

“Chopper Stopper”

Rerun, Season 10, Episode  170

p. 50, 30 July 2024

[AngelaHunter]

Thanks for the warning @CrazyInAlabama I was going to watch this tonight. Now I am not going to watch this tonight.