judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a hot bench. raymond kohn sr. is suing his son, 21-year-old raymond jr., for smashing out the windows of his classic cars. >> judge patricia: all right. thank you, everyone. please be seated. ladies, please sit. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 75, kohn vs. kohn. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia. >> all right, mr. kohn. you are a stunt driver. and you own some classic stunt cars that you drive during some exhibitions and during some shows. the defendant is your son. >> correct. >> judge patricia: and you believe that in 2014, the defendant smashed the windows of three of your classic cars. and you say that he so much has admitted to it and has paid you $300 in restitution. but he still owes you $3,000. mr. kohn jr., you say that your father is a crazy stunt driver who has developed many enemies. any one of them or even him that broke the windows. but what you know is

judge bakman? >> judge larry: how old are the kids? >> 14 and 5. >> judge larry: do you work? >> i do. >> judge larry: and the current car that has the boot on it -- to remove that boot costs you how much? >> $1,400. >> i want him to reimburse me for the down payment to get the boot off the car, and the remaining tickets that's still owed, that's not paid for, that they are going to suspend my driver's license come in a couple of weeks because those tickets are not paid. i have proof of that, too. >> judge larry: let's just think outside the box here for a minute. with this woman? >> yes. >> judge larry: they don't live with you, do they? >> no. >> judge larry: she works to put food in their mouth. is that right? >> yes. >> judge larry: so do you need the car for work? >> yes. >> judge larry: here's what i want you to do. i want you to let the car go. and because you need that car for work, i want you to let the job go. and then i want you to go to the da's office, the family support division, and i want you to increase his child support obligation how much do you make a month

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a hot bench. jesse hall is suing tracy hydock for the return of a car given to him by his deceased grandmother. >> judge patricia: all right, thank you, everyone. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 73, hall vs. hydock. >> judge tanya: thank you, officer montejano. mr. hall, you claim that your

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." pedro alvarez is suing antonio flores for a hit-and-run accident. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. i'm gonna ask the witnesses to sit, as well. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 430, alvarez vs. flores. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia. this is a car accident. mr. alvarez, you say that your car was hit by the defendant's

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a hot bench. day care owner debbie kellner is suing her former client, jackie steinbrecker, for unpaid child care services and late fees. >> judge patricia: all right. thank you everyone, please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 138, kellner vs. steinbrecker. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia. ms. kellner,

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a hot bench. bettie hollis and her son, daimun, are suing their neighbor, alex tucker, for the cost to replace their car windshield. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. all the witnesses may sit. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 133, hollis vs. tucker. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia. mr. hollis, you were told that

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." jerry hresil is suing his former tenant, bart matian, for unpaid rent and utility bills. bart claims he worked off his debts. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. ma'am, you may sit. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 417 -- hresil vs. matian. >> judge tanya: thank you,

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." kyle merrick is suing his ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old haylee degenhardt, for unpaid rent and bills and for the cost to reinstate her driver's license. >> judge patricia: all right, everybody. thank you so much. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 420, merrick vs. degenhardt. >> judge patricia: thank you,

judge tanya acker, judge larry bakman, judge patricia dimango. three judges. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a hot bench. kena harris is suing her neighbor, vickie anderson, for vandalizing her car as retaliation for a fistfight. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. sir, you may sit, as well. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 343, harris vs. anderson. >> judge tanya: thank you, officer montejano. ms. harris, you are suing

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." samantha meleg is suing her former friend, 25-year-old samantha allison, for the cost of furniture. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. ladies, the witnesses may sit, as well. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 116, meleg vs. allison. >> judge tanya: thank you, officer montejano. ms. meleg. >> yes, ma'am? >> judge tanya: you claim that

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." bob lindstrom is suing his neighbor, richard "rick" rodriguez, for vet bills incurred after rick's dog chased his cat. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 350, lindstrom vs. rodriguez. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia.

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." larissa bates is suing her former tenant, ralene yarbrough, for unpaid rent, stolen cabinets and appliances, and painting costs. ralene is countersuing for loss of property. >> judge patricia: thank you very much. please be seated. the witnesses may sit, as well. >> sonia: your honor, this is

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." gregory wiggins is suing his ex-fianc?e, amanda glennie, for unpaid rent, car damage, and emotional distress. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. the witnesses should also sit. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 161, wiggins vs. glennie. >> judge tanya: thank you, officer montejano. mr. wiggins, you have a number

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a... susan and william samuelson are suing their son's ex-fianc?e, ashlynn boedigheimer, for unpaid loans. >> judge patricia: all right. thank you, everyone. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 91, samuelson versus boedigheimer. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonia. mr. and mrs. samuelson, the defendant, boedigheimer,

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." 20-year-old siani robinson is suing her former friend, 19-year-old brianna key-ransom, for making unauthorized charges on her debit card. >> judge patricia: all right. thank you, everyone. please be seated. sir, please sit. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 72, robinson vs. key-ransom. >> judge tanya: thank you,

judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." marcus laundry is suing the mother of his children, christina le, for the value of video-game consoles, games, a tv, and stolen cash. >> judge patricia: okay, everyone. thank you very much. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 162, landry vs. le.

judge tanya acker. bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." >> announcer: taysha walter is suing her former friend musician collin ferguson for an unpaid loan to further his music career. >> judge patricia: thank you, everyone. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 414, walter vs. ferguson. >> judge patricia: thank you, sonja. okay, sir, mr. ferguson, you're a musician.