Dissing Cousins & Hop, Skip & A Punch | Mathis Court with Judge Mathis

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[00:00:00]Now, I don't know where you've been, but you're going to respect this courtroom.

[00:00:03]My life has proven that it's not about where you come from, it's about where you're going. From a jail youth who had my record expuned to becoming the youngest judge elected, >> the Honorable Judge Greg Matthis presided >> in just 15 years. Ma'am, let me know when you want to go to rehab. Otherwise, I think you're a crackhead.

[00:00:22]>> Absolutely not.

[00:00:23]>> My goal is to inspire others to overcome their obstacles. You don't need him and his little raggedy roommate.

[00:00:30]>> Thank you.

[00:00:31]>> All while having a little fun on Matthysse Court. You look like you ready to lie right the first word out your mouth. This is Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:00:41]>> Sean Peters is suing Elias Cooper in the amount of $1,100.

[00:00:47]>> All the rise. Court is now in session.

[00:00:50]The Honorable Judge Greg Matthysse presiding. You may all be seated.

[00:00:53]>> Mr. Peters claims he was hired to DJ the defendant's wedding and fan abruptly fired for playing a request from the bride that the groom's head was off limits.

[00:01:03]>> State your name.

[00:01:04]>> Sean Peters.

[00:01:05]>> Sir.

[00:01:06]>> Elias Cooper.

[00:01:07]>> All right. Mr. Peters, you're suing the defendant for $1,100 alleging uh you were fired from his wedding.

[00:01:14]>> Correct.

[00:01:15]>> All right. Start with you.

[00:01:16]>> Well, first start off. He wanted a few songs to be played. I played the songs that he actually requested from him and as well as from my cousin. Uh two other songs before that. They wanted to get to the dance floor. They got to the dance floor and it was empty and he wanted me to keep the party alive. So I decided to play a song and that song he just didn't like. And after they played that he got mad, frustrated, come rampaging. Repeat again, sir.

[00:01:40]>> What did he say was wrong with it?

[00:01:42]>> He didn't he just didn't like the song.

[00:01:44]He didn't want me to play that song.

[00:01:45]That's the song.

[00:01:46]>> Did you ask him why? I did not.

[00:01:49]>> So why did you play it anyway?

[00:01:50]>> I because it was requested. It was actually requested a few other people who were actually there at the party.

[00:01:55]>> But I thought I heard you say he didn't want it played.

[00:01:59]>> So what I did when I reached out to >> No. Did he want it played or not? I'm sticking with what you just said.

[00:02:04]>> No, he did not.

[00:02:05]>> So why did you play it?

[00:02:06]>> Cuz it was requested.

[00:02:08]>> Who paid? Who was paying?

[00:02:09]>> I paid your honor.

[00:02:10]>> Okay. And you knew the person that was paying you didn't want it played.

[00:02:16]But also, I was hearing.

[00:02:18]>> All right, let me hear from you, sir.

[00:02:20]>> My reason, your honor, is that my wife's ex-boyfriend was invited to the wedding.

[00:02:26]A lot of pressure put >> by who?

[00:02:28]>> Her family and her as well. There was a lot of pressure put on me to allow that to happen. So, I let it happen. But this ex of hers, that's a song that he's known for virally online. He takes does a lot of videos. He dances to these and they've become popular. Um saying he played >> exactly and I didn't want him to be the center of attention at our wedding. So I specifically requested that song not to be played but it was played anyways.

[00:02:57]>> Before it was played, you told him not to.

[00:03:02]>> Correct.

[00:03:03]>> And he played it anyway.

[00:03:04]>> Yes, your honor.

[00:03:05]>> And he knew you were the one to pay him.

[00:03:08]He knew you were hiring him.

[00:03:10]>> Correct.

[00:03:10]>> You weren't just somebody at the wedding who wants to make a recommendation.

[00:03:15]Correct.

[00:03:16]>> SIR, WHY would you play something that the person paying you told you not to?

[00:03:22]>> Well, under the request uh from my cousin, she actually sent me email before we actually came out here and actually played as me being at the wedding. I sent him an email and the email was a request for the songs that you're okay with playing that you want to avoid.

[00:03:37]>> You sent it to his fiance, >> correct? And I also sent him a text message too which he didn't respond to me in the righteous amount of time. And and the reason being is because of the fact of his wife went ahead and sent me that email and within her email there was songs listed that she was wanting to play with the capital L ov to play at the her wedding. And I was like okay cool. I'll take that in consideration.

[00:04:00]After then I received a message from him. He said just this one song. Do not you know don't don't play well try to avoid. And I said, "Okay, cool." You know, I try try my best and I left it like that.

[00:04:12]>> When you submitted the list to his fiance, then now wife, I assume.

[00:04:18]>> Did she have that record on there?

[00:04:19]>> Correct. And she actually labeled it twice to be more specific. I have evidence if you would like to see that.

[00:04:25]>> Hold on. Did you know that? You sound like you you were protecting her feelings and her emotions because of this guy. when come to find out he's telling me she's the one requested it as well.

[00:04:38]>> Your honor, so that song is very popular.

[00:04:40]>> I ain't ask you that. Did your wife request this song that you are here about?

[00:04:47]>> She did.

[00:04:47]>> Don't you ever play this.

[00:04:50]>> Wife come around. Baby, I want to hear it.

[00:04:55]>> You need to be suing your wife. Go ahead, sir. I think the you know it could be he didn't want to hear that song cuz it reminds him >> right >> but he said his wife didn't he was protecting HIS WIFE AND HIS WIFE does go ahead sir what he said >> the song was uh shut up and dance with me and I I didn't know what went on was going to go on and that's with Max being there I didn't I didn't ask >> you wanted to give me some evidence >> I I was what evidence do you want to show me I I thought you were going to show Do you have anything you want to show me I know the facts and they seem contestant. Let me have >> please email that I received from uh >> I want to see what his wife sent you.

[00:05:34]>> Yeah, >> this it.

[00:05:35]>> Yeah, that's it. That's it.

[00:05:37]>> Shut up and dance with me. She put it on there twice to make sure you don't forget.

[00:05:42]>> Yeah, she wanted to make sure she reiterated that.

[00:05:44]>> That's your question. She was crazy about that song.

[00:05:46]>> Absolutely.

[00:05:47]>> Coming up on Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:05:50]>> How did you reconcile that with her? Uh, I >> you were scared to ask your wife cuz you couldn't face the truth. You couldn't face the pain.

[00:06:01]>> And later >> they closed at 7, sometimes 8:00 p.m.

[00:06:04]depending on the day.

[00:06:05]>> You've gone there a lot.

[00:06:06]>> I go there all the time.

[00:06:08]>> Okay.

[00:06:08]>> Absolutely.

[00:06:09]>> So, you all knew each other?

[00:06:10]>> Yes.

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[00:06:19]>> You're watching Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:06:25]This is Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:06:29]>> Matthysse Court is back with a case of Shawn Peters who is suing Elias Cooper for breach of agreement.

[00:06:36]>> You come here suing this man. You shouldn't come in here knowing that your wife is the one that asked for that twice >> on the same piece of paper.

[00:06:45]>> Well, also through the contract that >> Make sure you don't forget >> through the contract that we signed like we made an agreement that this Let's see the agreement. Who has it? You have any evidence you want to present?

[00:06:57]>> Um, my evidence is that I simply did I asked him not to play that song.

[00:07:00]>> Oh, right. And your wife did and your wife asked you twice to do it.

[00:07:03]>> That is true. That is true.

[00:07:06]>> So, I signed and he signed.

[00:07:08]>> So, you didn't know your wife had asked.

[00:07:10]>> So, I I didn't we should have consulted with each other before.

[00:07:14]>> That's not what I asked you, sir.

[00:07:15]>> What was the question?

[00:07:16]>> Did you know your wife had asked him to play it?

[00:07:20]>> Not at that time, sir. Yeah. Okay. When did you find out?

[00:07:23]>> I found out after the wedding.

[00:07:25]>> You found out that your wife asked him to play it and she was so wanted it so much so that she wrote it down twice so he wouldn't forget. How did you reconcile that with her?

[00:07:35]>> Uh I >> You were scared to ask your wife cuz you couldn't face the truth. You couldn't face the pain >> of her telling you, "Baby, I'm the one that asked to play it. I wanted to hear twice. You didn't even ask about it. You blame this man. I don't blame I don't I wouldn't be able to stand that pain either.

[00:07:57]>> It is.

[00:07:57]>> Oh, that's pain. That had to be a painful thing.

[00:08:01]>> I don't even know if I got married that day.

[00:08:05]>> You just might not have come along, son.

[00:08:07]You might not have been born because I don't know if your mama would get tell the DJ to play a song that she played when she was in love with her ex at our wedding.

[00:08:19]Oh, no. No, no. You wouldn't have been born.

[00:08:26]>> And so he held your money up.

[00:08:27]>> Yes, he held my money up and he refused to pay me. He feels like he has no obligation and it's stressing me because we we signed the contract and then I gave you the family discount. I normally charge 2,000 for the services and necessarily you want to give me 1,500 and I didn't even get the 1500. I got 400 and I got the 400 because he just used my equipment cuz he fired me and told me to go. I try to pack my equipment.

[00:08:50]>> You don't have the request on the agreement.

[00:08:54]>> I do know that on the agreement there is a mention of rep the music repertoire.

[00:08:59]>> There there's >> No, I'm saying asking him not to play this record that your wife wanted to hear.

[00:09:06]>> It was via text message and I have that.

[00:09:09]>> No, it has to be on the contract.

[00:09:11]>> Well, the contract does state that the music repertoire that you >> Does it say don't play the song?

[00:09:17]>> No, it doesn't, your honor. Okay. You do agree that she wanted to hear that song.

[00:09:21]>> She didn't want to hear it, but why you think >> Why do I think I mean?

[00:09:25]>> YEAH.

[00:09:26]>> I'M JUST CURIOUS.

[00:09:26]>> I mean, I like Max more than him anyway.

[00:09:28]So, I mean, >> she liked me more than she likes Max.

[00:09:31]>> How? Just because she got you guys got married, that doesn't mean she really likes you, to be honest with you, cuz you matter.

[00:09:36]>> She's just a family at this point.

[00:09:39]>> Look who was at the wedding though. Max was at the wedding. So, I mean, on the other hand, sir, >> you have nothing in here.

[00:09:48]to say don't play it.

[00:09:51]Your fiance and woman was desperate for him to play it.

[00:09:58]>> Ain't no other song on here twice. Why you think she put this song twice?

[00:10:02]>> I believe that was a typo, your honor.

[00:10:04]Huh?

[00:10:04]>> I believe that was a typo, your honor.

[00:10:06]>> What? It's literally the second to last song and then you got it on the fifth song. So, how is that a typo?

[00:10:12]>> Why else would someone put >> You're a good man. You're a good man.

[00:10:16]stay delusional because he loves his wife.

[00:10:20]>> You're a good man. I give that to you. I can't give you I I uh you have to pay the man uh because your wife wanted to hear that song and it's not in the contract asking him not to pay it. And that's what we have to go by is a contract. Anything that is not in the contract and is changed, you must have that in writing on the contract. It's called parole evidence rule. Meaning any change you want to make in a contract, it must be in writing on that contract or give a new one or you replace that clause and put type another one in and this is the new this is the new contract and let's sign this new contract. You can't go by the old one when something is changed verbally or email. You have to have it in the in the content of the agreement. And you if you did change it by way of email, you violate the parole evidence rule that says you all had to go back and put it the change on this contract and you didn't. And on the other hand, I got evidence that a certain person wanted it heard.

[00:11:33]>> I ain't going to keep saying your wife.

[00:11:36]It hurts me to keep saying it. Should it be disregarded that there is a text exchange here between us him asking me what songs to avoid and me telling him what songs to be avoided as >> not if it's not in the contract.

[00:11:47]>> Okay, understood.

[00:11:48]>> You don't want to accept and you're being you don't you're just pushing that because you love your wife and you want to stay with your wife and I understand that and I give you respect for that but keep an eye on her. All right, $1,100 is your judgment.

[00:12:05]>> All the rise. Judge Matthysse has ruled in favor of the plaintiff that Fandan owes $1,100.

[00:12:13]>> You shouldn't have invited Max to be honest with you. It had nothing to do with me and you came to me with the situation.

[00:12:18]>> That that song should be avoided, but it was played anyways. But we move forward.

[00:12:22]>> Coming up.

[00:12:23]>> I mean, if you're willing to work with children, you need to be patient for these >> to listen to them cry while you got other customers. You want the money to stand there and miss out on other business while your child cries. You're watching Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:12:41]This is Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:12:45]Charles Gomez is suing Jason Fields in the amount of $175.

[00:12:50]Mr. Gomez claims he suited up as an Easter Bunny for an event at his cafe and says his costume was damaged when Mr. Fields pushed him during an argument over his daughter.

[00:13:00]>> State your name.

[00:13:01]>> My name is Charles Gomez. Sir, >> Jason Fields.

[00:13:05]>> All right. Mr. Gomez, you're suing Mr. Fields for $175 for ruining your Easter Bunny costume. Correct.

[00:13:11]>> Yes, sir.

[00:13:12]>> Start with you.

[00:13:13]>> Yes. I'm here today seeking the damages for my Easter Bunny costume.

[00:13:16]>> You wear it?

[00:13:17]>> I do wear it. Yes. Yes, sir. I uh I'm actually an owner of a cafe. It's called Easy Sips in Denver. And uh yeah, we're a great little, you know, cafe, local spot. And we like to have uh families come. And I thought for Easter it'd be fun to have uh you know an Easter setup, some photos, maybe like you know take your favorite drink and take a picture with the Easter bunny or you know the kids mainly come up and uh have a little fun. Unfortunately uh the defendant here, he came in toward the end of uh a shift. We were all wrapped up, everyone was done, but he uh brought his daughter with him, two-year-old daughter, and um he demanded to take a photo with uh his child uh his child in the bunny uh with me in the suit. and um I went ahead and and did his request. I >> All right, let me stop you there and let me get some background from you.

[00:14:03]>> I brought my daughter in for this Easter event to get a photo. It was still within the hours. You know, they close at 7, sometimes 8:00 p.m. depending on the day. So, >> Oh, you've gone there a lot?

[00:14:14]>> I go there all the time.

[00:14:15]>> Okay.

[00:14:15]>> Absolutely.

[00:14:16]>> So, you all knew each other?

[00:14:18]>> Yes.

[00:14:18]>> And you say he closes 6, sometimes seven. It's not What time did you close this night?

[00:14:24]>> 6 o'clock.

[00:14:24]>> All right. Is that true? sometimes seven.

[00:14:27]>> Yes. If uh if customers are still lingering, I won't kick them out.

[00:14:30]>> If customers like him are still there, go ahead.

[00:14:32]>> True, your honor. There were customers still there. So, >> you were a customer coming up.

[00:14:37]>> He got in my way and would not let me pass.

[00:14:39]>> False imprisonment.

[00:14:41]>> Go ahead.

[00:14:42]>> So, I I did um I did uh I did strike him on the cheek.

[00:14:46]>> Strike.

[00:14:46]>> Yes, sir.

[00:14:47]>> Why?

[00:14:48]>> You're watching Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:14:54]This is Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:14:58]>> Matthysse Court is back with a case of Charles Gomez who is uing Jason Fields for property damage.

[00:15:04]>> I saw there were customers inside as well. Um he's still in most of his bunny outfit. So I thought, why not just get a quick photo with my daughter? He starts to take the photo and my daughter is screaming and crying up there and he decides to just walk away. I found that to be unacceptable. my girlfriend Trace who was with me and I went up to him and gave, you know, gave him a piece of my mind.

[00:15:27]>> What do you think he should have done?

[00:15:29]>> He shouldn't have abandoned his post. I think he should have stayed with my daughter and like a professional. And while my daughter is crying, what should he have done?

[00:15:37]>> I mean, if you're willing to work with children, you need to be patient for these >> listen to them cry while you got other customers and their parents are there.

[00:15:44]So instead of their parents taking them, you want the money to stand there and miss out on other business while your child cries.

[00:15:52]>> It's a team effort. You know, we're a small community.

[00:15:54]>> What did you do, sir? When your child was crying, what did you do?

[00:15:58]>> Well, I wanted to hand it over to the professional that the professional handle situation because what you've just told me that the biggest mistake he made thus far is that he walked away cuz YOUR CHILD KEPT CRYING. I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T RELY ON NO OTHER MAN TO COMFORT MY CHILD. MY CHILD CRYING AND I'M GOING TO SAY, "UH, take care of that." Uh, Mr. Rabbit, take care of that.

[00:16:24]>> What did you do?

[00:16:26]>> I waited for the profession.

[00:16:27]>> Let me get back to you.

[00:16:28]>> Can I answer that?

[00:16:29]>> Doesn't mean nothing.

[00:16:30]>> Go ahead, though.

[00:16:31]>> I'll answer the question for him. Uh, yeah, he did nothing. Uh, he let me handle his his child, 2 years old.

[00:16:36]>> That's what he's saying, >> right? Couldn't uh couldn't quite speak or tell me what the child needed. So, uh, I took a couple of pictures. You know, he took them himself on his cell phone, which is kind of how we >> You did take a picture with the child.

[00:16:46]>> Oh, yeah. I was in the bunny suit, sir.

[00:16:48]So, >> how will Judge Matthysse rule? Find out when Matthysse Court returns.

[00:16:54]>> You're watching Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:17:00]This is Matthysse Court with Judge Matthysse.

[00:17:04]>> So, I went ahead and uh took the child um and put the child down. um his him and his girlfriend were ready to claim the child after. Unfortunately, then uh the defendant decided to follow me uh to the employeeonly area and he got in my way and would not let me pass.

[00:17:19]>> False imprisonment.

[00:17:21]>> Go ahead.

[00:17:21]>> Yes, sir. And then I I went ahead to proceed around him to go to uh our zone.

[00:17:25]>> He blocked you again.

[00:17:26]>> He blocked me. So, >> that's what I mean. That's You won't allow them at all. Right.

[00:17:30]>> That's right. So, I I did um I did uh I did strike him on the cheek.

[00:17:34]>> Strike?

[00:17:34]>> Yes, sir. Why? because he did push me back when I tried to get in the in the employee door.

[00:17:40]>> That's not true.

[00:17:40]>> Okay, you tell me what happened.

[00:17:42]>> There was no false imprisonment.

[00:17:43]>> Tell me what happened.

[00:17:44]>> I went up to him.

[00:17:45]>> Why did you go up to him?

[00:17:47]>> I wanted to tell him that this was unacceptable. He bumps into my shoulder, interprets that as a push, and then strikes me. You know, he's lucky I'm not suing him for >> walk around you.

[00:17:57]>> He wanted to get into that room, I guess.

[00:17:59]>> Yeah. And you were blocking him.

[00:18:01]OTHERWISE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO PUSH YOU.

[00:18:03]Take a hike. Judgment for the plaintiff.

[00:18:06]>> All right.

[00:18:07]>> Judge Matthysse has ruled in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant owes $175.

[00:18:13]>> I think that went about as good as it could have.

[00:18:16]>> You're lucky.

[00:18:17]>> You want to say sorry or no?

[00:18:20]>> I don't think so.

[00:18:20]>> Okay. Well, >> grab your belongings.

[00:18:22]>> Fine.

[00:18:22]>> Said this way.

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