Assault, un-return property, property damage, emotional distress

Judge Mathis

EPISODE VITALS

  • Show Judge Mathis
  • Date Added Feb 26, 2018
  • Season 3
  • Episode 6
  • Ruling in favor of plaintiff
Amount of ruling: $0
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QUICK OVERVIEW

Plaintiff is suing for assault, UN-return property, and, emotional distress. Defendant is countersuing for property damage and emotional distress.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Parties used to live together. Plaintiff claims that defendant started to get violent after they moved in together. Twice the police was called, she was put in jail the first time as he showed defensive marks on him; the second time she claims he chocked her, the police came and put them both in jail as she had a restraining order for the previous incident, although he bailed her out. Police reports were presented as evidence. Plaintiffs son is disabled, sent a video with his testimony, as he witnessed the defendant shocking the plaintiff. Plaintiff claims defendant still has some of her property, showed texts from defendant saying he wont return her stuff. After lack of evidence from defendant, Judge ruled in favor of plaintiff. Counterclaim, dismissed

ABOUT Judge Mathis

Judge Mathis is a former Detroit-area district court judge. He listens to diverse litigants plead small-claims cases in his TV courtroom. A regular segment, Ask Judge Mathis, features the judge answering viewer questions to advise people with legal situations that they face. Prior to entering the legal world, Mathis was involved with gangs and spent time in jail as a young man before turning his life around.

ABOUT THE PLAINTIFF

plaintiff
April Judd

ABOUT THE DEFENDANT

defendant
Justin Martin

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