"JUDGED By Matt Walsh" Ep. 6: Car Theft And A Cat Custody Battle

There�s no predicting what kind of cases will come before the Honorable Judge
Walsh, but for fans of �JUDGED,� it�s guaranteed that they�ll be absolutely
hilarious. Because as the wise judge likes to say, if you don�t like it,
there�s something wrong with you.

This week included family members of both the human and feline variety, which
is made all the more exciting for anyone who knows how Walsh feels about
cats. An animal presented on evidence in the courtroom? Yes, it�s just
another day for the �JUDGED by Matt Walsh� audience.

First up, April Lee is suing her daughter for $1,000 for allegedly borrowing
her car and returning it damaged.

�Suing your own daughter is an interesting parenting strategy,� Judge Walsh
says by way of greeting. �I�ve heard of putting them in timeouts, taking away
privileges. I�ve never considered litigation against my kids. So why are we
here? Why has it come to that?�

Lee said she caught her daughter taking the car without permission and
claimed she crashed it into a carport, which resulted in damage. �We need to
teach her some responsibility,� she tells the judge.

The plaintiff showed photos of the car before it was damaged, including
images of herself posing with the vehicle to prove how happy she was to have
the car. Judge Walsh asked if she also had a picture of herself looking sad
next to the dented car, which inspired the courtroom to erupt into laughter.

�Nothing that�s happening here is fine,� the judge said. �I�m trying to
remind you, this is a court of law, and there�s nothing that we do here for a
laugh.�

When Walsh asked Lee if her daughter had taken anything else, the plaintiff
said her daughter was responsible for a stolen outfit and machete, because
someone else had taken them out of the car when she was using it without
permission.

The defendant Brianna Carrington insisted she didn�t take the car on the
occasion in question, though she admitted to borrowing it in the past.

The two women argued back and forth over when and how Carrington used the
car, which Walsh attempted to unravel. Carrington suggested that her
stepfather took the car because he didn�t want to be �cussed out� by Lee.

Walsh reminds Lee that if the defendant had to use alternate transportation
such as Uber to get to her mom�s house and back home, it doesn�t make sense
that she would then steal the car to go work on the Las Vegas strip. But Lee
insisted that her daughter admitting to using the car seven times before
meant she likely did an eighth time as well.

�Miss, Carrington�. Do you know what the fifth commandment is? It�s honor thy
father and mother,� Judge Walsh begins. �Miss Lee, do you know what the 11th
commandment might have been if there was one? It might have been, �Don�t sue
your child on a TV court show.� You would be in violation of that
commandment.�

Ultimately, the judge delivers a wise and fair verdict which you can see by
tuning into episode 6 of �JUDGED by Matt Walsh.�

The next case on the docket deals with the care and feeding of a cat.

Taylor Mae is suing her friend Taylor Spicer for $2,500 to recoup money spent
taking care of that friend�s cat. She said the defendant hasn�t paid for
food, kitty litter, or anything since she began taking care of the animal for
�a couple of years.�

Mae said she had multiple conversations with her friend after taking the cat
in, but didn�t bring up the burden of caring for the pet while the
defendant�s family was ill because she didn�t want to be �confrontational.�

�You don�t like being confrontational with your friends, so instead, you sue
them in court?� Judge Walsh confirms.

�Yes, Your Honor,� Mae replies with a laugh.

The plaintiff said her friend finally came and picked up the cat after three
years but never paid her for anything she purchased during that time to help
care for the animal. Next, Mae and the defendant got into an argument over
the cat�s name, which Mae says is Pepsi and Spicer says is Midnight. Their
argument goes back and forth until Judge Walsh bangs the gavel.

Judge Walsh next addresses the defendant.

�Now, Miss Spicer, what I�m hearing is that you are a negligent cat owner who
abandoned your cat for years. And then came back into the picture like the
deadbeat dad who disappears, who leaves to go to the store and doesn�t come
back till the kids have graduated high school,� he begins, prompting Spicer
to insist there�s �more to the story.�

She explained how she gave the cat to Mae while she cared for her ailing
grandparents, and then wasn�t �in a stable place� to take the cat back after
they both passed away.

�Why do you need to be stable to have cats? I thought cats were for unstable
people. The majority of women who have cats are unstable,� Judge Walsh said.

�That�s true,� Spicer replied.

After some more background to the story is established, the judge tells the
courtroom that the cat is present. �I do not normally allow wild beasts in my
courtroom. But in this case, I think certainly one thing that will help in my
deliberations is to find out who the cat prefers,� Walsh explained.

Brief chaos ensues as the cat runs all over the courtroom before the bailiff
picks it up. �I think he likes me,� the bailiff observes as he cradles the
animal.

�Well that settles it, the bailiff gets the cat,� Judge Walsh says.

�This has made a mockery of this fake courtroom,� he adds of letting the
animal join proceedings in the first place.

Following deliberations, Judge Walsh says, �This has been an adventure. The
bailiff is now covered in cat piss. Miss Mae, Miss Spicer, you have come to
me with a dispute over a cat. You both have claimed custody of the cat. You
both have claimed the right to name the cat. I�ve deliberated over this,
extensively, for many long seconds, and I have come to a conclusion now.�

Tune in to the latest episode of �JUDGED� to hear the verdict and keep
checking back every week for exciting new cases, premiering Tuesdays
exclusively on DailyWire+.

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