We're back and ready for our next case.
Let's welcome it with this quote by Brazilian author,
Paulo Coelho.
It reads,
"There's a reason why the people from your past
aren't in your future."
There must be a reason.
Please bring out the litigants.
He's used so many people,
but now he's going to pay!
He's crazy and a danger to society.
He never should've left prison.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
Angel.
Yes, ma'am?
You're the plaintiff in this case.
That's right.
You're dressed as a bride.
Yes.
With all due respect, ma'am,
I'm dressed this way here, before you,
because I promised I wouldn't take off this dress
until this situation was resolved.
Tell me why you're suing Alonso and Lupita
and what you demand to settle this case.
Alright, ma'am.
I'm suing my ex-fiancé and his current wife for $50,000.
That's $10,000 for my wedding and $10,000 for her wedding,
plus $30,000 in damages and losses thanks to this situation.
Okay. Now, tell me the facts.
Alright, ma'am.
Unfortunately, I was arrested for three years
after getting into a street fight.
I ended up in prison, estan for myself.
I gained the respect of others and made a name for myself.
Everyone respected me. I was their queen, ma'am.
Then Alonso came in as a new inmate.
The other inmates jumped him.
It was pitiful.
In other words, he got beat up and raped.
They didn't get around to raping him
because I intervened to save him.
So you became his heroine.
You already know, ma'am.
I saved him. I was his angel.
He basically clung to me
and over time, he developed feelings for me.
We ended up in a relationship for the duration of my sentence.
I fell in love with him. I was over the moon.
-So you fell in love. -Totally.
- She's crazy. -Completely.
It's so hard to understand this, ma'am.
We fell in love and had a great relationship.
I was such an idiot, ma'am.
There's no other word for it.
Since he's a Mexican immigrant,
I offered to marry him once we got out of prison
so he could get his papers.
But, this good-for-nothing bastard
ended up getting out before I did.
I had to talk to an Immigration judge
and pay a total of $5,000.
-I have evidence. -You paid on his behalf?
Yes, to stop the deportation
so I could marry him once I got out.
Let me see. Wait, wait.
Roberto's going to help you.
We don't want you tripping on your gown.
Thank you.
Let's see...
Thank you, Roberto.
Alright.
So you paid Alonso's bail, which was $5,000,
in the state of New York.
That's right.
You also informed the Immigration judge
that you were planning on marrying Alonso
to keep from having him deported.
Yes.
Then you began making arrangements for your wedding.
That's right.
I brought a receipt of all the expenses.
Yes, and they total up to $10,000.
So what happened?
He got out and moved to my apartment in New York.
Once I got out of prison,
I started making the arrangements for my wedding.
I bought my gown, rented a banquet hall,
the whole nine yards.
He then told me he wanted to visit his family in California.
I don't really know anyone in California.
I paid for his flight to California
so he could go see his family.
he showed up with a totally different attitude.
He wouldn't look at me and refused to sleep with me.
A man who wanted sex every day, now he wouldn't touch me!
That's when I knew something was up.
I ended up installing a spyware app on his phone.
He's crazy!
I could see his call logs and stuff.
I paid for all of it,
so I had a right to monitor what you were doing.
I could see his pictures and everything.
I could even have his phone call me without him noticing
so I could listen in.
So you hacked his phone!
Then what happened?
I let him do his thing.
Since he knew me so well,
I was convinced he was going to plan an amazing honeymoon.
I assumed he was taking me to Hawaii.
I've always loved Hawaiian culture.
Yeah, right. That was BS.
He then went back to California.
I would listen in all the time.
One night, I was in bed,
and I got the urge to check on him.
Guess what, ma'am?
He was hitting this witch hard from behind.
No other way to put it.
Okay, but try putting this in more acceptable terms.
You overheard him having sex with someone else.
Yes, ma'am.
So what'd you do?
Nothing. I was stunned.
I kept hearing him banging her...
I'm sorry to be so detailed about all this,
but he sounded so passionate.
That's because I'm a woman and you're not.
Hold on.
Why rub salt in that wound?
Then what happened?
Once they finished doing the deed,
she brought up their supposed wedding.
I was like, "What?"
I nearly died, ma'am.
Turns out he was planning on marrying this bitch instead!
Show some respect! She's my wife!
I got my wedding dress and flew to California.
I had to stop that wedding somehow.
I showed up just like that.
I won't lie. I'm no saint.
I made a huge scene trying to stop that wedding,
but these two pigs had already gotten married.
I destroyed her bouquet anyway.
I called him out
because he probably used the $10,000 I gave him
to pay for their wedding.
He used my money for that crap!
It was my money!
At the end of the day, it was pointless.
Their guests dragged me out of there.
These people destroyed me.
I ended up broke and single.
I need to start over, ma'am. I can't keep at this.
Alright, understood.
Okay. Let's take a quick break.
ou can respond to her demands.
She demands $50,000 in damages
after you supposedly cheated her
despite having made an agreement in prison.
I'd like to countersue afHe's a crazy possessive guy.er
I fear for my life and my wife's.
I'm also Mexican, so...
Hold on.
Don't talk to me about your fears and all that nonsense.
You're out of prison now,
so you don't need Angel's protection.
Why did you lead him to believe
I'm sorry, but I didn't lead him on.
We got into a relationship
I'm straight, ma'am. I'm not gay!
Fine, but that's not what I asked you.
My question is, why did you move in with him?
-I had nowhere else to go! -You had family in LA!
They're distant relatives. We aren't that close.
So it was convenient for you.
No, it was just the situation we were in.
Yes, we had a thing in prison.
He fell in love, but that's not my problem.
I don't blame him, but it's not my problem.
If that's true, why'd you move in with him?
You knew he was making arrangements for the wedding.
Why'd you lie to him
telling him you needed $10,000 for the honeymoon?
That money's mine, ma'am.
I worked during my sentence.
A wall came down on us as we were working
and I ended up with a fractured spine.
The prison gave me $10,000 in compensation.
Since I didn't have papers yet,
he offered up his account.
I deposited that money into his account
so I wouldn't lose it.
-I didn't touch it. -See?
He admits it.
I signed a power of attorney to give him the $10,000.
That's my money.
Now he's demanding $50,000? Where will I get that?
What about the $5,000 I paid the judge?
That's on you.
You paid that because you wanted to.
What about the time you lived in my apartment?
I didn't charge you a dime.
What about your trips to California?
You flew for free, honey.
Stay here.
Why didn't you talk to Angel?
"Hey, we had a fling in prison,
but it was supposed to stay in prison.
I've met someone else and fallen in love with them.
I'm going to marry her."
Ma'am, look at this guy.
He's crazy!
I asked him for my money back...
Shut up!
When I asked for my money, he went crazy.
He had me by the -----.
He kept threatening to call Immigration.
I can't go back to Mexico,
but seeing this madman makes me wish I could.
He's made our life a nightmare!
He gave you your money back, though.
Exactly.
He gave you $10,000...
That's because I told him it was for the honeymoon.
So you had to lie to him to get your money.
There was no other way. I couldn't tell him the truth.
How was I supposed to take my money back
as an illegal immigrant?
Thankfully I'm in the process of getting naturalized...
So your wife's a citizen.
Yes, ma'am.
Good for you.
How long have you been dating?
We met when I first went to visit my family in LA.
Fate brought us together.
I told her about my situation and she understood.
Alright, you can go back now.
Did anyone bring any evidence?
I brought a video of what happened during my wedding.
This crazy bitch...
Let's see the video.
<i> You can't do this to me!</i>
<i> Stay out of it!</i> <i> You witch!</i>
<i> Don't have the -----</i> <i> to marry a man?</i>
You see?
But ma'am, you can imagine...
<i> I hope your relationship</i> <i>crumbles just like these roses!</i>
<i> You son of a bitch!</i>
<i> I'm going to destroy you</i> <i> just like this!</i>
<i> You bastards!</i>
<i> Keep recording!</i> <i> I don't care!</i>
<i> You're never going to</i> <i>forget this, you piece of ----!</i>
<i> You'll pay for this,</i> <i> -------------!</i>
I was enraged, ma'am.
Did you see that, ma'am?
Did either of you bring witnesses?
-I brought one. -Me too
We're going to take a break.hM
you continued building up the notion
that you were going to marry him.
You didn't even bother clarifying the situation.
You just broke his heart.
He threatened to call Immigration on me!
That's nonsense.
You already had extension issued by an immigration judge.
Bring out the witnesses.
You downgraded, baby.
Who's the plaintiff's witness?
-What's your name? -Carlos.
Alright, Carlos. What's your statement?
I'm here as Angel's witness.
Shut up! You liar!
Wait. What's going on here?
He took advantage of Angel.
He got jumped and raped the day he arrived at the prison.
Then he showed up at my cell asking for help.
He didn't want to get ------ anymore.
I told him only Angel could help him.
He ran that place.
I told him Angel was gay, though.
He didn't care, though.
He said he didn't have a problem ------- him.
Apparently, you could've negotiated with Angel.
You probably liked it.
Good afternoon. Your name?
Good afternoon, ma'am.
My name's Andrea.
I'm here on behalf of this couple.
Okay.
I didn't want to be here today, ma'am.
This man really hurt me.
-How so? -He destroyed my life. way.
He said he went to prison over a street fight,
but that's a lie.
He beat me with a baseball bat, nearly killing me.
I did my time. Three years.
Let me talk! You bitch!
Why'd Angel beat you?
I'm a hairstylist, ma'am.
I worked at this bastard's hair salon.
My husband would pick me up from work every night.
Since he's a good-looking Colombian man,
Angel had his sights set on him.
He became obsessed with him.
He kept calling me a slut.
He'd tell my husband I was a call girl, a slut, a liar, etc.
It hurts to admit this, but my husband,
ended up sleeping with this ------!
Okay. Then what happened?
Once he realized he'd made a mistake,
he asked for forgiveness and I forgave him.
I didn't want our children to suffer.
Once Angel found out, he beat you up.
He showed up at my apartment and knocked on my door.
I was so startled.
He busted in there with a baseball bat
and destroyed my entire house!
I tried to stop him by standing in front of him,
but he beat me too.
I spent two months in the hospital, ma'am.
Two months!
He's a danger to society!
I'm terrified knowing he's free.
He did do three years in prison.
Yeah, but now he's terrorizing this poor Mexican girl!
Bring out Ms. Lizette Sierra, please.
You psycho.
Here's what I'm wondering about.
This man got out of prison and could've been deported,
but instead the plaintiff paid his bail
and promised to marry him.
Is this permitted in court, even with prison couples?
it's a real relationship
and pay bail to ensure he's going to appear in court.
He ended up marrying a woman, though.
Of course.
That information stays in his file, though...
so his lies could come back to haunt him.
In other words,
his naturalization could be endangered
by his previous statements in Angel's case.
Right, especially since we're dealing
with such close relations.
He ended up marrying a woman
after having been in a relationship with a man.
I'm straight, ma'am. I love her!
Look, sweetie.
I'm just telling you this
so you're aware that you might encounter issues
in your naturalization process.
Do you understand?
That's why I'm pointing it out.
You're going to run into problems.
He's a criminal! He's going to hurt them!
That's not my problem. It's not.
Be quiet.
He already served his prison sentence.
He'll hurt them.
Nonsense.
I doubt he wants to go back to prison.
I just want my money.
Dr. Hernandez, here's what I want to discuss.
But quickly.
Let's talk about gay relationships
that take place in prison.
How do people excuse it?
He claims it was just a prison fling.
There've been studies on this kind of behavior.
aren't actually relationships <i> per se</i> .
They're coupling up out of necessity.
Many men do this as a means of satisfying their needs.rp.
They just want protection, safety,
and oftentimes yearn for company.
Masculine men seek out more feminine men
to pretend they're having sex with a woman.
The funny part is,
the feminine one here was also the protective one.
Funny how that works.
He had already attained a status.
He was trying to seek out an opportunity.
He just wanted his money!
My ruling.
the honeymoon was actually his.r
-Yes, ma'am. -No doubt.
I understand.
You paid $5,000 out of the goodness of your heart
because you were in love with him.
You thought you were in a committed relationship.
So what he really owes you is $5,000 for paying his bail.
What about the money I spent on my wedding?
She ruined our life!
He also owes you the $10,000 you spent on your wedding.
You're to pay Angel $15,000.
There's a price to pay for lying as well.
-We need a restraining order! -I think that's worth $5,000.
You're to pay the plaintiff $20,000 in 30 days.
Congrats on your marriage.
It's final. Case closed!
Be kind, be careful, and get educated.
Give respect to earn respect, and may God helps us.
See you next time! Thanks.
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