1 00:00:00,033 --> 00:00:03,633 You left the dog, and you asked for the dog back. 2 00:00:03,700 --> 00:00:04,900 Correct. 3 00:00:04,967 --> 00:00:06,400 You abandoned the dog. 4 00:00:06,467 --> 00:00:07,700 No, ma'am, I didn't. 5 00:00:07,767 --> 00:00:12,700 If the dog came into this area now, who do you think the dog would go to? 6 00:00:13,667 --> 00:00:15,900 Kevin, would you go get the dog, please? 7 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:18,734 Now, let the dog out. 8 00:00:20,867 --> 00:00:23,200 [narrator] This is Judy Justice. 9 00:00:41,333 --> 00:00:44,166 [narrator] Rhonda Jennings and Margaretta Taylor 10 00:00:44,233 --> 00:00:48,300 are suing their former friend A’keila Al Asadi 11 00:00:48,367 --> 00:00:52,500 for a chihuahua, property damage, and animal abuse. 12 00:00:52,567 --> 00:00:54,500 [Kevin] Court, come to order. All rise. 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:56,967 Have a seat, please. 14 00:00:58,533 --> 00:01:01,667 Judge, case 4068, Taylor/Jennings v. Al Asadi. 15 00:01:01,734 --> 00:01:03,834 -Thank you. -[Kevin] You're welcome. 16 00:01:03,900 --> 00:01:08,367 This case has to do with a dog and who should have the dog. 17 00:01:08,433 --> 00:01:09,800 I have the dog. 18 00:01:09,867 --> 00:01:13,266 No. And who should have the dog. I didn't ask you a question yet. 19 00:01:13,333 --> 00:01:17,100 So, I'm gonna start with you, because right now, you have the dog 20 00:01:17,166 --> 00:01:19,867 that we're talking about, which is a small chihuahua. 21 00:01:19,934 --> 00:01:21,633 And the dog is in your custody. 22 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:26,367 And it has been in your custody since September 5, 2024. 23 00:01:26,433 --> 00:01:27,734 -Correct? -Correct. 24 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,433 Prior to September 5, 2024, 25 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:33,767 it appears that the dog had been in the plaintiff's custody. 26 00:01:33,834 --> 00:01:35,866 -That would be your custody. -That would be me. 27 00:01:35,934 --> 00:01:39,100 [Judy] This is your mother. Your mother has a small part of this claim 28 00:01:39,166 --> 00:01:40,366 that has to do with her door. 29 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:41,967 Why don't you sit down? 30 00:01:42,033 --> 00:01:44,200 The main part of this case is about the dog. 31 00:01:45,433 --> 00:01:49,300 You two met several years ago. Do you want to tell me where? 32 00:01:49,366 --> 00:01:50,800 Um, we met online. 33 00:01:50,866 --> 00:01:53,366 And there came a time, according to you, 34 00:01:53,433 --> 00:01:57,265 that the defendant came to live in your house for a while. 35 00:01:57,333 --> 00:01:58,400 That's correct. 36 00:01:58,467 --> 00:02:00,467 In what month and year did that happen? 37 00:02:00,533 --> 00:02:04,033 I want to say around the first week of June. 38 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:05,533 -July? -[Judy] Of what year? 39 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:06,767 Of 2021. 40 00:02:06,834 --> 00:02:08,333 -That be about right? -[A'keila] No. 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,767 When did you come to live with her? 42 00:02:09,834 --> 00:02:11,734 I went to Arizona in September. 43 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,834 When were you living with her? Month-- 44 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:15,567 -[A'keila] In September. -In September 45 00:02:15,633 --> 00:02:18,000 -of 2021. -Beginning of Sept-- 2021, yes. 46 00:02:18,066 --> 00:02:20,934 [Judy] How long did you stay with her in her house? 47 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,667 It was off and on between September and December. 48 00:02:23,734 --> 00:02:26,700 -Well, September to February. From Sept-- -[Judy] Shh, slow-- 49 00:02:26,767 --> 00:02:30,900 You're talking much too fast, madam, and you're not thinking about your answers. 50 00:02:30,966 --> 00:02:33,300 -September, 2021-- -To February-- 51 00:02:33,367 --> 00:02:36,900 -[Judy] You stayed with her until when? -February 8th of '22. 52 00:02:36,966 --> 00:02:39,700 [Judy] And while you were with her, you bought a dog. 53 00:02:39,767 --> 00:02:41,000 Before, yeah, beforehand. 54 00:02:41,066 --> 00:02:42,433 What do you mean before? 55 00:02:42,500 --> 00:02:44,867 Well, after, while I was with her, I got the dog. 56 00:02:44,934 --> 00:02:48,133 Careful what you're saying to me. You don't know where I'm going. 57 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,700 So, don't answer fast and then you have to back-track. 58 00:02:51,767 --> 00:02:54,734 You got the dog while you were with her. 59 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:55,800 Correct. 60 00:02:55,867 --> 00:02:59,834 So, I read the papers. Unless you want to change your answer. 61 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:01,000 Right? 62 00:03:01,066 --> 00:03:03,734 I had spoken with someone about the dog before I got with her. 63 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,500 -[Judy] What does that matter... -Okay. 64 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:09,066 ...to this case? You're just trying to figure out where I'm going. 65 00:03:09,133 --> 00:03:10,533 I got the dog in November. 66 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,633 -While you were living with her. -[A'keila] Correct. 67 00:03:12,700 --> 00:03:17,000 And then, you left her home. In what month and year did you leave her home? 68 00:03:17,066 --> 00:03:19,066 February 2022. 69 00:03:19,133 --> 00:03:21,367 -February 8th. -[Judy] Shh. 70 00:03:21,433 --> 00:03:23,767 So, you got the dog in November. 71 00:03:23,834 --> 00:03:26,700 The dog, you had for two months, December and January. 72 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:28,266 You left February 8th. 73 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:33,934 And when you left, February 8th of 2022, you left the dog with her. 74 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,033 Correct. 75 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:37,767 That's where we're at so far. That, you agree with? 76 00:03:37,834 --> 00:03:38,834 I agree. 77 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:41,466 [Judy] When you got the dog in November 2021, 78 00:03:41,533 --> 00:03:42,767 how old was the dog? 79 00:03:42,834 --> 00:03:44,600 He was six weeks. Six to eight weeks. 80 00:03:44,667 --> 00:03:48,233 So, when you left, she was eight to ten weeks? 81 00:03:48,300 --> 00:03:50,433 Possibly, yes. More than likely. 82 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:54,433 Between February 8, 2022 83 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:57,934 and September 5, 2024, 84 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,133 how many times did you see the dog? 85 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:02,767 -[A'keila] I-- Okay. -Stop. 86 00:04:02,834 --> 00:04:04,767 How many times did you see the dog? 87 00:04:04,834 --> 00:04:06,734 -There was various of times. -[Judy] No, no. 88 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,400 I want you to think. Now we're in a court. 89 00:04:09,467 --> 00:04:14,567 How many times did you see the dog between February 8th, 90 00:04:14,633 --> 00:04:19,767 when you left the dog in her care, and September 5th? Think. 91 00:04:19,834 --> 00:04:21,767 More than likely ten times or more. 92 00:04:21,834 --> 00:04:23,033 -[Judy] Ten times? -Yes. 93 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:24,332 Or more, mm-hmm. 94 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,000 And when you saw the dog those ten times, 95 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:30,367 was it for extended periods of time or short periods of time? 96 00:04:30,433 --> 00:04:31,800 They were long periods of time. 97 00:04:31,867 --> 00:04:35,266 When you saw the dog for long periods, in whose home was that? 98 00:04:35,332 --> 00:04:36,767 Hers and my house. 99 00:04:36,834 --> 00:04:39,734 [Judy] How did it happen that she came to your house 100 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,933 when you saw the dog at your house? 101 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 He would spend time with me, and she would come over. 102 00:04:44,066 --> 00:04:45,433 [Judy] You mean, without her? 103 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:47,433 Both of them. She would drop him off. 104 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:48,800 [taps pen on bench] 105 00:04:48,867 --> 00:04:50,100 Pay attention to me. 106 00:04:50,166 --> 00:04:54,133 When she came over to your house with the dog, 107 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,166 was the dog with the three of you? 108 00:04:56,233 --> 00:04:57,300 Correct. 109 00:04:57,367 --> 00:05:00,533 [Judy] She didn't come over and drop the dog at your house, 110 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,467 she came over with the dog, and the three of you were at your house. 111 00:05:03,533 --> 00:05:04,567 Correct. 112 00:05:04,633 --> 00:05:09,100 Okay. Between February 8, 2022 113 00:05:09,166 --> 00:05:12,834 and September 5, 2024, 114 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:17,934 how much money did you give her for the food for your dog? 115 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,734 Over a thousand and some dollars. 116 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,000 How much money did she give you for food for the dog? 117 00:05:23,066 --> 00:05:26,100 I don't think it was over a thousand and some dollars. 118 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:28,467 I want to say maybe about $500. 119 00:05:28,533 --> 00:05:31,000 -[Judy] But she gave you money. -She gave-- Yes. 120 00:05:31,066 --> 00:05:33,500 -Was the dog taken to the vet? -Yes. 121 00:05:33,567 --> 00:05:35,600 [Judy] Did she pay those bills, as well? 122 00:05:35,667 --> 00:05:38,900 No. Most of the time it was a zero-zero balance, 123 00:05:38,967 --> 00:05:42,433 so there was nothing to pay, because she had insurance on the dog. 124 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:46,033 But I do have what I have paid for the vet bill. 125 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,166 So, she gave you some money for the dog. 126 00:05:48,233 --> 00:05:49,467 Yes. 127 00:05:49,533 --> 00:05:54,266 Now, what happened in September 2024, 128 00:05:54,332 --> 00:05:56,867 September 5th, when she came to get the dog? 129 00:05:56,933 --> 00:05:59,633 We had been going back and forth on texts. 130 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:03,166 She was saying that she was gonna come and get the dog. 131 00:06:03,233 --> 00:06:08,667 Now, mind you, even though I told her that I was gonna give her the dog back, 132 00:06:08,734 --> 00:06:10,734 I really wasn't gonna give her the dog back. 133 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,667 [Judy] Now you're explaining something that I haven't read yet. 134 00:06:13,734 --> 00:06:15,667 -[Rhonda] Okay. -Who do you live with now? 135 00:06:15,734 --> 00:06:17,600 -Self. -Where? 136 00:06:17,667 --> 00:06:18,834 Chandler, Arizona. 137 00:06:18,900 --> 00:06:20,834 -[Judy] What kind of premises? -[A'keila] Apartment. 138 00:06:20,900 --> 00:06:23,533 -What kind of work do you do? -I'm a psychic medium. 139 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:24,734 [Judy] You work out of your home? 140 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,867 -Yes, ma'am. -[Judy] How long have you been there? 141 00:06:26,934 --> 00:06:28,000 Three years. 142 00:06:28,066 --> 00:06:30,500 -How long have you been in that apartment? -Three years. 143 00:06:30,567 --> 00:06:33,266 When was the first time you asked for the dog back? 144 00:06:35,166 --> 00:06:39,400 If the dog came into this area now, who do you think the dog would go to? 145 00:06:39,467 --> 00:06:41,867 He goes to me because I've trained him. 146 00:06:41,933 --> 00:06:45,200 I've loved him and taken care of him from the time I had him. 147 00:06:45,266 --> 00:06:46,900 -Just a second. -[A'keila] Okay. 148 00:06:46,967 --> 00:06:49,867 You may be right. And what if he didn't? 149 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:02,033 [narrator] Rhonda Jennings and Margaretta Taylor 150 00:07:02,100 --> 00:07:05,633 claim their former friend, A'keila Al Asadi, 151 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:08,900 is wrongfully keeping their chihuahua, Nana. 152 00:07:08,967 --> 00:07:12,433 A'Keila is countersuing them for travel costs. 153 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:14,934 When was the first time you asked for the dog back? 154 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,367 The beginning, when she went-- 155 00:07:16,433 --> 00:07:18,100 -[Judy] Give me-- -Went from June. 156 00:07:18,166 --> 00:07:20,300 From June, when she had him, when she went to Florida. 157 00:07:20,367 --> 00:07:22,166 [Judy] Shh. June of what year? 158 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:23,767 Twenty-three. She left June of-- 159 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,300 -June of 2023. -[A'keila] Yes, ma'am. 160 00:07:25,367 --> 00:07:26,567 So, the first time-- 161 00:07:26,633 --> 00:07:29,734 Just a second. The first time you asked for the dog back 162 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,633 was about four months after you left and left her with the dog. 163 00:07:32,700 --> 00:07:33,800 [A'Keila] Correct. 164 00:07:33,867 --> 00:07:35,567 [Judy] You've had your apartment for three years. 165 00:07:35,633 --> 00:07:37,000 -Yes, ma'am. -[Judy] Okay. 166 00:07:37,066 --> 00:07:40,200 So, you asked for your dog back in June when she went to Florida. 167 00:07:40,266 --> 00:07:41,633 Evidently, that didn't happen. 168 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,933 I'd like to see the text that you sent her asking for the dog back in June... 169 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,200 That's not true. 170 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:49,233 It wasn't in June I asked for the dog back. 171 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:52,467 Just a second. You said you asked for the dog back in June. 172 00:07:52,533 --> 00:07:55,567 Let me see when she asked the dog back. 173 00:07:55,633 --> 00:07:58,633 It was January when I asked for the dog back. 174 00:07:58,700 --> 00:08:00,200 [Judy] January of what? 175 00:08:00,266 --> 00:08:02,834 January of twenty... Well, she was supposed to-- 176 00:08:02,900 --> 00:08:07,266 Just-- Not "supposed to." I asked you a specific question. 177 00:08:07,333 --> 00:08:10,867 You left the dog in February 2022. 178 00:08:10,934 --> 00:08:14,967 When was the next time that you asked for the dog back? 179 00:08:15,033 --> 00:08:19,734 January the 9th of 2023. 2023 is when I called the police 180 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,667 for the police report to get the dog back. 181 00:08:21,734 --> 00:08:23,767 -[Judy] So, that was a year later. -Yes. 182 00:08:23,834 --> 00:08:27,734 -Now, between January 2023... -[A'keila] Mm-hmm. 183 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,300 ...and you knew where she was all of this time, 184 00:08:30,367 --> 00:08:35,033 what happened between January 2023 185 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:37,500 and September 5, 2024? 186 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,467 She kept giving me the runaround about coming back to Arizona. 187 00:08:40,533 --> 00:08:44,000 She was supposed to come back to Arizona from Florida in June 2023. 188 00:08:44,066 --> 00:08:46,967 She left in June 2023, going to Florida. 189 00:08:47,033 --> 00:08:49,633 I had a trip to go to Memphis for myself. 190 00:08:49,700 --> 00:08:52,667 I told her I would pay for the dog to go to Florida with her, 191 00:08:52,734 --> 00:08:57,100 doing the work that I do. From there, she told me she would be coming back-- 192 00:08:57,165 --> 00:09:00,533 She was going to her mother's party for something in June and August. 193 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,300 So, I asked her, once she returned from the party, 194 00:09:03,367 --> 00:09:04,600 she could bring the dog back. 195 00:09:04,667 --> 00:09:08,834 What I find fascinating, madam, is that at most, 196 00:09:08,900 --> 00:09:13,066 this dog was with you full time for a couple of months. 197 00:09:13,133 --> 00:09:16,300 -The dog is now almost three years old. -Yes. 198 00:09:16,367 --> 00:09:19,200 And you're trying to tell me that you love this dog 199 00:09:19,266 --> 00:09:23,600 and you think that the right thing after three years of living with the plaintiff-- 200 00:09:23,667 --> 00:09:25,266 He wasn't living with her for three years. 201 00:09:25,333 --> 00:09:27,700 -[Judy] Who was he living with? -He was living with both of us. 202 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:30,233 She didn't have him the whole three years. 203 00:09:30,300 --> 00:09:32,433 That's not what you told me a moment ago. 204 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:34,633 Let me tell you what you told me. 205 00:09:34,700 --> 00:09:38,767 What you told me a moment ago was you saw the dog at least ten times 206 00:09:38,834 --> 00:09:41,300 in a two-and-a-half year period. 207 00:09:41,367 --> 00:09:43,834 And you saw the dog either at her house, 208 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:46,233 when you went to visit, when you saw her, 209 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:48,967 and the three of you would be at your house. 210 00:09:49,033 --> 00:09:52,233 Once I moved into my apartment, Your Honor, I would have my dog. 211 00:09:52,300 --> 00:09:53,867 I have my dog back. 212 00:09:53,934 --> 00:09:58,900 Tell me, during what months you had the dog in your apartment. 213 00:09:58,967 --> 00:10:02,667 I had my dog from February-- Well, the second week of February, 214 00:10:02,734 --> 00:10:06,233 third week of February, all the way to she left to go to-- 215 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:10,066 [Judy] The third week in February, let's say February 20th. What year? 216 00:10:10,133 --> 00:10:11,633 -Twenty-three. -Until when? 217 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:13,800 All the way to maybe, like-- 218 00:10:13,867 --> 00:10:17,433 Not "maybe like." Think before you talk. 219 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:22,333 You had the dog from February, let's say the 20th, 2023... 220 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,834 when you left, you left the dog with her. 221 00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:29,867 That would be February 8, 2022. So, that was a year past, 222 00:10:29,934 --> 00:10:34,233 and then, you had the dog February 20th, 2023 223 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,467 you say, for a period of time in your house. 224 00:10:36,533 --> 00:10:39,066 -Yes, ma'am. -What period of time in your house? 225 00:10:39,133 --> 00:10:43,734 From February all the way to December 2023. 226 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,934 [Judy] To December 2023? 227 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,834 It was off and on from February 2023-- 228 00:10:48,900 --> 00:10:51,467 What does that mean, off and on? I don't understand. 229 00:10:51,533 --> 00:10:56,000 If I had a trip to go to, he would go to her house to take their time. 230 00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:58,100 'Cause I didn't have time to take him to a kennel. 231 00:10:58,165 --> 00:11:01,967 How much time did the dog spend in your house? 232 00:11:02,033 --> 00:11:04,033 From February to December '23. 233 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:07,133 Sounds to me as if during the dog's whole life so far, 234 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,834 he has had one primary caretaker, 235 00:11:08,900 --> 00:11:11,467 although, you said he lives with you for almost a year. 236 00:11:11,533 --> 00:11:14,266 I could very well find that you've abandoned the dog, 237 00:11:14,333 --> 00:11:16,834 'cause actually, I don't believe that you had the dog 238 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:20,266 for all that time in February 2023. 239 00:11:20,333 --> 00:11:23,900 Now, who do you think, if the dog came into this area now, 240 00:11:23,967 --> 00:11:26,100 who do you think the dog would go to? 241 00:11:26,166 --> 00:11:28,567 He goes to me, because I've trained him from the time I had him. 242 00:11:28,633 --> 00:11:31,934 I love my dog, I take care of him from the time I had him till now. 243 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,500 -Just a second. You may be right. -[A'keila] Okay. 244 00:11:34,567 --> 00:11:36,133 [Judy] And what if he didn't? 245 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,767 -I'm just curious. What would be-- Shh! -My dog's friendly-- 246 00:11:39,834 --> 00:11:42,333 Friendly, friendly. That doesn't mean much. 247 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,300 Now, did the plaintiff see the dog today? 248 00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:46,467 No. 249 00:11:46,533 --> 00:11:50,233 Okay. You do understand that there are a couple of things going on here. 250 00:11:50,300 --> 00:11:53,433 -Right. -[Judy] She certainly owned the dog. 251 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:57,633 And the only thing that I could find, to be honest with you, 252 00:11:57,700 --> 00:12:00,500 because I'm unsympathetic with her, as you could probably tell. 253 00:12:00,567 --> 00:12:01,567 Correct. 254 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:03,500 [Judy] Because as a puppy, she left the puppy. 255 00:12:03,567 --> 00:12:05,433 It's not as if she didn't have another place to go. 256 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:08,300 She has an apartment, she says, for the last three years. 257 00:12:08,367 --> 00:12:10,834 So, she had a place to leave the dog. 258 00:12:10,900 --> 00:12:14,433 And if she was using you as a sitter, that's one thing. 259 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:18,367 But if she left for months at a time, that's something completely different. 260 00:12:18,433 --> 00:12:22,166 She did give you some money to take care of the dog over the three years. 261 00:12:22,233 --> 00:12:23,300 Correct. 262 00:12:23,367 --> 00:12:25,400 [Judy] So, that shows some intention. 263 00:12:25,467 --> 00:12:31,233 But if I don't believe that the dog lived with her for a full year in 2023, 264 00:12:31,300 --> 00:12:33,467 which I have my reservations about, 265 00:12:33,533 --> 00:12:36,100 because I've read both her papers and yours, 266 00:12:36,165 --> 00:12:37,734 -you think-- What? -Your Honor? 267 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,667 I've had my dog from February to December 2023 268 00:12:40,734 --> 00:12:43,767 because my family met him in December, 2023. 269 00:12:43,834 --> 00:12:46,033 Bup-bup-bup. I'm gonna read you your answer, madam. 270 00:12:46,100 --> 00:12:48,400 Even you say you don't have him all of 2023. 271 00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:51,300 You say a lot of things happened. My mother died, my sister died, 272 00:12:51,367 --> 00:12:53,967 I've had a lot of stuff, turmoil in my house 273 00:12:54,033 --> 00:12:57,000 so that I wasn't able to have-- That's what you say in your answer. 274 00:12:57,066 --> 00:12:58,667 -Right. -Right. Correct. 275 00:12:58,734 --> 00:13:02,233 [Judy] So, I can actually go both ways in this case. 276 00:13:02,300 --> 00:13:07,300 Because quite frankly, I don't like to treat living pets 277 00:13:07,367 --> 00:13:12,667 as just real property, like a pen or a calculator. 278 00:13:12,734 --> 00:13:16,700 They live with people, and unfortunately, sometimes things happen, 279 00:13:16,767 --> 00:13:19,567 and the owners have to give them to somebody else. 280 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:23,533 But you know, they form attachments to the people they live with. 281 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:27,000 Now certainly, if it's for a vacation, it's for a week, 282 00:13:27,066 --> 00:13:29,600 it's for two, it's for three, that's one thing. 283 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:32,934 Before I get to the dog, I'm going to allow to make the decision 284 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,266 as to whether I find that the dog is yours and you can continue to have it, 285 00:13:36,333 --> 00:13:39,033 or that you abandoned the dog and it goes to the plaintiff. 286 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:41,934 I'm gonna do that in a minute. Would you stand up? 287 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,734 You're part of this, because it is your claim that when she came to your house, 288 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,233 she banged on your door and broke your door. 289 00:13:51,734 --> 00:13:53,800 Just let me see up here, Kevin. 290 00:13:56,533 --> 00:13:57,700 Is it a friendly baby? 291 00:13:57,767 --> 00:13:58,934 He will bite. 292 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,266 He will bite. [laughs] I know. That's why I'm asking. 293 00:14:02,333 --> 00:14:04,200 He's bit me plenty times. 294 00:14:13,533 --> 00:14:16,633 [narrator] Rhonda Jennings and Margaretta Taylor 295 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:20,800 are accusing their former friend, A'keila Al Asadi, 296 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:26,200 of wrongfully keeping their chihuahua, Nana, after A'keila abandoned him. 297 00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:29,600 Okay. That's the only nexus that you have to this case? 298 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:32,433 'Cause you own the house and she broke the door. 299 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,165 That's what you claim. Anything else? 300 00:14:34,233 --> 00:14:36,800 Yes. I want to tell you how long the dog stayed at my house. 301 00:14:36,867 --> 00:14:41,200 [Judy] I didn't ask you that. I may, but I didn't ask you that. 302 00:14:41,266 --> 00:14:45,165 Can I see pictures of the damage that you're alleging she did to the door? 303 00:14:50,967 --> 00:14:53,165 And that took place in September, September 5th. 304 00:14:53,233 --> 00:14:54,300 Yes. 305 00:14:58,700 --> 00:15:01,233 [Judy] Were the police with you when you got there? 306 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:05,233 I called them before I got there. They called me before they showed up. 307 00:15:05,300 --> 00:15:07,900 What I'm asking you is, did you go to the door-- 308 00:15:07,967 --> 00:15:10,033 -Yes, ma'am. -[Judy] Let me finish the question. 309 00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:12,567 So, you did. You went to the door before the police arrived. 310 00:15:12,633 --> 00:15:15,333 -No, ma'am. -Then let me finish the question. 311 00:15:16,367 --> 00:15:20,734 The question is, did you go to the door before the police arrived? 312 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:21,967 -No, ma'am. -[Judy] Okay. 313 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,700 Is there a police report? 314 00:15:24,767 --> 00:15:27,800 Oh, the police report. I didn't get the police report from Florida. 315 00:15:27,867 --> 00:15:30,166 I only have the police report from Arizona when I reported it. 316 00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:33,266 I just want to see the police report on September 5th. 317 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:35,066 Do you have that? Yes or no? 318 00:15:35,133 --> 00:15:36,900 -No, ma'am-- -[Judy] Do you have a police report? 319 00:15:36,967 --> 00:15:38,800 -No, because-- -[Judy] Not "because." 320 00:15:38,867 --> 00:15:41,367 Nobody has a police report. Now you can sit down. 321 00:15:41,433 --> 00:15:43,834 Because she was the one that called the police. 322 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:46,066 -I understand. -Right. She was the one that called-- 323 00:15:46,133 --> 00:15:47,767 You can both get a copy of the police report. 324 00:15:47,834 --> 00:15:49,800 -Right. -[Judy] Either one of you can get it. 325 00:15:49,867 --> 00:15:52,834 I don't know what they did. 'Cause they sat in the car the whole time. 326 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:55,233 The police did. They sat in the car the whole time. 327 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:58,600 In what month and year did you go stay with your mother in Florida? 328 00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:00,233 Can I back up a little bit? 329 00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:03,567 When she said she had the dog in February 2023, 330 00:16:03,633 --> 00:16:06,567 I was actually staying, because I lost my apartment, 331 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:12,200 I was actually staying with a friend in February 2023, with Nana. 332 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:15,066 When did you go and stay with your mother? 333 00:16:15,133 --> 00:16:19,000 When did I go stay with my mother was in June 2024. 334 00:16:19,066 --> 00:16:20,467 June of twenty-twenty... 335 00:16:20,533 --> 00:16:22,567 I'm sorry, 2023. 336 00:16:22,633 --> 00:16:24,200 Now you can stand up. 337 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:31,033 Your daughter came to stay with you in June 2023. 338 00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:34,233 June, to be exact, 2023. 339 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:36,934 -And when did she stay with you until? -Until present. 340 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,834 -[Judy] She's still there? -Yes. 341 00:16:38,900 --> 00:16:42,667 [Judy] When she came in June 2023, was the puppy with you? 342 00:16:42,734 --> 00:16:43,800 Yes. 343 00:16:43,867 --> 00:16:47,000 And the puppy stayed in your house with your daughter 344 00:16:47,066 --> 00:16:51,300 -from June 2023 until September 5th. -Yes. 345 00:16:51,367 --> 00:16:53,233 -[Judy] Until September 5th. -Yes. 346 00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:55,300 -Of 2024. -Yes. 347 00:16:55,367 --> 00:16:57,667 [Judy] During that time, did the defendant 348 00:16:57,734 --> 00:17:00,533 ever come to the house other than September 5th? 349 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:01,600 No. 350 00:17:01,667 --> 00:17:06,133 Between June 2023 and September 2024, 351 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,367 you never saw her? 352 00:17:07,433 --> 00:17:08,467 Never. 353 00:17:08,532 --> 00:17:13,000 [Judy] Okay. Between June 2023 and September 2024, 354 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:16,800 did you ever bring the dog to her house? 355 00:17:16,867 --> 00:17:18,032 No. 356 00:17:18,099 --> 00:17:22,133 So, what you're saying is that between June 2023 357 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:26,400 and September 2024, she did not see the dog. 358 00:17:26,467 --> 00:17:29,133 No. I haven't seen her in two years. 359 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,533 [Judy] That's sort of at odds with what you just testified to. 360 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,500 Just a second. That the dog was with you all of 2023. 361 00:17:36,567 --> 00:17:38,333 -You do understand that. -Yes, ma'am. 362 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,066 I meant to say 2022. 363 00:17:40,133 --> 00:17:43,266 Just a second. You do understand that that's what you testified to. 364 00:17:43,333 --> 00:17:48,300 Yes, ma'am. I got the years mixed up. It was February '22 when I moved into-- 365 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:51,800 Blah-blah-blah, you're babbling. 366 00:17:51,867 --> 00:17:53,433 -Okay. -[Judy] You're babbling. 367 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:56,734 Is it true that you did not have the dog in your custody 368 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,100 from June 2023 until September 2024? 369 00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:01,467 Correct. 370 00:18:01,533 --> 00:18:07,533 Is it true that you did not see the dog between June 2023 and September 2024? 371 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,333 -Correct. Correct. -[Judy] Is that true? 372 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:10,834 -You abandoned the dog. -No, ma'am. 373 00:18:10,900 --> 00:18:13,266 -Oh, yeah. -[A'keila] She was sending pictures. 374 00:18:13,333 --> 00:18:15,400 -Perfect. -I was staying in touch, Your Honor. 375 00:18:15,467 --> 00:18:17,333 [Judy] Okay. Now, I don't know. 376 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,133 You willing to let the dog make a decision as to where the dog is happy? 377 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:22,233 Yes. 378 00:18:22,300 --> 00:18:25,033 Great. Kevin, would you go get the dog, please? 379 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:26,834 -Your Honor, can I say something? -[Judy] No. 380 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:31,266 As a matter of fact, both of you go sit down. You, too. Sit down. 381 00:18:39,233 --> 00:18:41,166 Just let me see up here, Kevin. 382 00:18:43,834 --> 00:18:45,233 Is it a friendly baby? 383 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:46,333 He will bite. 384 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,800 -[Judy] He will bite? -Sometimes. 385 00:18:47,867 --> 00:18:50,033 [laughs] I know. That's why I'm asking. 386 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:51,767 He bit me plenty times. 387 00:18:51,834 --> 00:18:53,266 That's why I'm asking. All right. 388 00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:56,467 Kevin, what I want you to do is put the dog down on the floor. 389 00:18:56,533 --> 00:19:00,700 -And unzip the little cage. -[Kevin] Mm-hmm. 390 00:19:00,767 --> 00:19:04,300 I would like the two of you to stand in front of your desk 391 00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:06,100 and stand in front of your desk. 392 00:19:07,166 --> 00:19:10,400 Front. Right there. Perfect. Now, let the dog out. 393 00:19:14,734 --> 00:19:17,433 -I never been bit-- -[Judy] Shh. Don't speak. 394 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:29,300 Now, do me a favor. Sit down on the floor, everybody. 395 00:19:29,367 --> 00:19:31,066 -On the floor. -Hang on. 396 00:19:31,133 --> 00:19:32,734 And don't speak. 397 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,600 Don't speak. 398 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:42,033 [whispers] Hey, booboo, hey. I missed you. 399 00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:44,000 Get mama. Get mama. 400 00:19:44,066 --> 00:19:45,467 Nana, here you go, mama. 401 00:19:45,533 --> 00:19:47,400 I didn't-- I said, don't speak. 402 00:19:50,433 --> 00:19:52,900 The dog's going home with you to Florida. 403 00:19:52,967 --> 00:19:56,767 Okay. Clearly, I see who the dog is most attached to. 404 00:19:56,834 --> 00:19:59,900 -He's happy with her-- -You can go over and sit down with him. 405 00:19:59,967 --> 00:20:02,000 Go over and sit down with him. 406 00:20:02,066 --> 00:20:04,000 Go over and sit down with him. Perfect. 407 00:20:04,066 --> 00:20:05,700 Makes my life so much easier. 408 00:20:05,767 --> 00:20:06,834 [bailiff] You can go back here. 409 00:20:06,900 --> 00:20:08,767 Matter of fact, who the dog's most attached to. 410 00:20:08,834 --> 00:20:12,033 -He's happy because he hasn't seen them. -I'm not speaking to you. 411 00:20:12,100 --> 00:20:15,133 Okay. Money owed for airline tickets, hotel bills, and Uber cars 412 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,400 is your counterclaim for going to get the dog. 413 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:19,567 That's dismissed. 414 00:20:19,633 --> 00:20:22,233 Judgment for the plaintiff, the dog is returned to you. 415 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:25,166 -We're done here. Thank you. -[Kevin] This court is adjourned. 416 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,433 I know that she made the right decision. 417 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:33,633 Because I fell in love with him. 418 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,467 I felt like she abandoned him. 419 00:20:35,533 --> 00:20:39,767 You know, she-- I want to say it was me to take care of the dog. 420 00:20:39,834 --> 00:20:42,400 Maybe have some kind of attachment to me. 421 00:20:42,467 --> 00:20:46,700 Um, but I knew all along that I was the caretaker of this dog. 422 00:20:48,166 --> 00:20:51,400 We haven't had a decision by dog in quite some time. 423 00:20:51,467 --> 00:20:54,100 -That was good, yeah. -A couple, few years. 424 00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:56,066 -Makes it easy. -[Judy] Two things. 425 00:20:56,133 --> 00:20:58,967 You know, I've always felt as if dogs have feelings. 426 00:20:59,033 --> 00:21:01,900 And people have to be cautious and careful 427 00:21:01,967 --> 00:21:06,800 and think about the feelings of their dog as not just inanimate property. 428 00:21:06,867 --> 00:21:10,900 Clearly, that dog was very attached to the plaintiff's mother. 429 00:21:10,967 --> 00:21:14,266 But had no interest at all in the defendant. 430 00:21:14,333 --> 00:21:19,767 [laughs] But what I was thinking was the defendant says that she's a psychic. 431 00:21:21,266 --> 00:21:25,000 Well, if she was a good psychic, she would've known not to come here today. 432 00:21:25,066 --> 00:21:27,300 [laughs] Oh, man. 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