Lawyer'ing Up 

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The amounts might exceed small claims and it would take more $$ to sue which it sounds like he doesn't have.

​@@annetedder8202If the cost of lost money is enough to file bankruptcy then it's normally more than filing in a higher court and he could've sued for the court costs and lawyers fees. But he keeps such lousy records that he still would've lost in that case I bet.

@@MaleStompergreat point

@@annetedder8202he could have sued for the maximum (usually $5k) and that would be more than the $0 he got. Small claims costs less than $100 to file.

Yes

Can you imagine what he said to his wife?! I think he's got a mental condition of some kind.

For good reason lol he keeps getting fucked over

Wow! Excellent point!!

Haha.....the blind can never see...

Yeah that's like hiring a landscaping company to come mow your lawn, and then back out of it when the guy is like 90% finished. Like, hell no, you hired a guy and he put in hours of hard work, you need to pay the man for at least whatever has already been completed.

That is why crybabies hire a attorney that knows the law to interpret to themselves the ins-outs of mountains of pages of laws they are not aware of because that is not their hired specialty, but the attorneys. But the plaintiff proceeded anyway, his mistake.

He just seems broke and desperate.

@@Stressless2023I agree. Desperate and taking it out on everyone else. I bet he’s a challenge to live with. I feel bad for the guy, but acting like this is not going to make him feel any better. Hope he’s in a better situation these days.

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I agree. He was so respectful, even when the plaintiff was rude to him.

@amandastandley9403 ...and speaks volume about his character

...but, not long after this, he was sentenced to 18 month in prison for tax evasion.

@@michaelrusso6822 the lawyer or the plaintiff?

@@michaelrusso6822no way! I just researched this. Shocking

Honest I feel like an attorney should inform of something like that in consultation without being ask because it’s common

@@susanmillionair I don't think the lawyer knew about the son initially being together on credit. The dad is just sadly confused about so many things in life in general and things like this have probably been happening to him for decades and decades. He has no idea what actual proof is or what it means. He spews some crazy verbiage about paying the judge and deputy to go on some fact finding thing for him. Being angry and acting foolish is probably a way of life for him.

I get the feeling he asked the question but in a way that the lawyer couldn’t understand. Like “will my son be affected if I file” to which the lawyer would answer “it depends”

Even I an 80 year old grandma knows that if the sons name is on the account of course it’s going to affect your sons credit rating, transfer the sum owed to a zero rated card in you name then go bankrupt but not with your sons name on anything. You cannot be in business and really be that naive, they will go after any property your sone owns as well and it would be seized to pay off your debts. Common sense tells you that. I’ve no idea why it’s called common sense, because it’s just not that common.

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Douglass is undefeated in the after-verdict interviews🤣🤣🤣

good point.

Plaintiff said he didn't have a phone. He probably doesn't have a computer either or access to the Internet...

@@arturovega6522 no excuse... Every public library has computers with internet access. Also, I highly suspect that his son would also have a computer/phone to look it up.

@@arturovega6522he doesn’t have a cell phone. My parents had a computer with internet years before they got a cell phone. He could have gone to a library and found his answer in a book or on the internet.

Lol he was a co-signer so don’t see myuch truth to that

My experience with lawyers is they will never answer a direct question initially. They're a business and are interested in selling their services. They normally want to get paid for time spent at the first consultation in the event a prospective client decides not to move forward .No matter how much research I've done previously, or how thorough my explanation at our first meeting, they have always answered with " i need to look more closely at your facts" while handing me a copy of their retainer agreement!

If they did a lowsy job.. Yes !! In this case, the lawyer did everything right... so right, that he didn't even had to go in lawyer mode infront of the judge.

LOL. I agree. It's like buying a house that a realtor owns.

Plenty of lawyers have lost in this courtroom AND Judge Judy's

Attorneys lose in court all the time. Whether they are representing themselves or others

I was surprised that the planttiff made the comment he did about the attorney being a crook. I think he forgot that he was on national television, and he defamed the attorney in front of the judge. If the attorney wanted to, he could sue the planttiff and probably win. Lucky for him, the attorney doesn't appear to be the kind of person that would sue him just because he can. Hopefully the planttiff doesn't continue to try to ruin his law practice by continuing to state the false claims he made during the case, that wouldn't work out well for him since the attorney was able to prove that he had done the work and admitted at the beginning of the case that he owed the defendant for the filing and other fees and had no problem paying him. It's getting rare to find an attorney who doesn't try to take your money and not do the work, but I think this guy is one of the few honest ones still left.

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Wait! It's not Friday yet? 😫

@@stevelozano9523 It is now. XD

Sunday now! Happy mothers day

As soon as he just brushed over how much was on that joint card I knew this guy just doesn't think anything through. And including him storming out, seems very impulsive in everything he does. Act first, think later.

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Yeah, that's a First, usually Doug has to guide them to go the right way!

The law calls that libel per se.

Exactly… The plaintiff is a complete jerk!!!

Libel is written, slander is spoken.

He only thinks he's a crook because he didn't get what he wanted....I think "some of his wires aren't connected."

@@aiming4peace254 Agree!

Yeah that was all hearsay, and Judge Marilyn wasn't having any of it. All judges don't have time for that "but but but, he said she said" crap.

I think you have it partially wrong. The son is a co-signor on the credit card, so he has an obligation to pay back the debt. The bankruptcy for plaintiff and his wife would have discharged their obligation to pay back the credit card debt, but would do nothing as to the son's obligation. The son would need to file his own bankruptcy to do that. It's like when some one co-signs for a car loan---the lender wants that because they have two people they can go after, not just one. You are correct that the son was on the hook for that debt, whether the plaintiff files bankruptcy or not, as the are each separately liable, as co-signors.

@@newsflash7609 Thanks for your reply as you make a great point. If I have it straight, when the father files bankruptcy, then the CC company will then go after the son for the debt. However it looks like the son and the father can not pay it regardless if they file bankruptcy or not and at the time of this filming. I'm sure both credit ratings are in the tank and probably were never good, since two co-signers were needed to obtain one credit card. I do wonder what the lawyer did mean, when he told the father that it would hurt his son, if the father filed bankruptcy. Maybe I'm missing something there?

Common sense is not so common.

That is incredible. In this case I was on his side however.

Whoa!

He didn't win, at all. The defendant already agreed the plaintiff was owed the $375 refund for the unused filing fees. He didn't need to sue for that part.

😂😂😂😂 it was definitely the "NO, where's my paperwork" for me 😂 I watched it 3x 😂 he need that paperwork so he can take his notes for today's case 😅😅

⁠@@newsflash7609He did win. He gave the attorney $2800 and the judge ordered that $375 of it be returned to him.

@@lynne709 re-watch at 4:50. The defendant was already willing to give that amount over and didn't dispute it.

@@newsflash7609 I know what he said. That’s still a victory for the plaintiff. In a normal court setting, it’s not rare for a defendant to concede in part to one of the claims being made against them. The burden of proof is on the plaintiff and considering how unprepared he was, he probably wouldn’t have gotten that $375 back if it weren’t for the defendant’s honesty.

That is what I thought but he was saying to dig up the stuff on the defendant because he did not bring the proof he needed to court.

He has a twin brother who is also an attorney at law. I just looked it up.

Looks like he got 18 months for tax fraud too: www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/carmel-attorney-sentenced-18-months-prison-tax-evasion-and-failure-pay-over-payroll

@@namnack Oh that's part of a joke somewhere. Has to be.

What does THAT supposed to mean ? Tell me ALL about Boomers Chris.

😂 I'm a boomer and that's funny! hahahah

@@GigiRulesTheRoost Why is it funny. Chris thinks you are a total buffoon and well past your worth.

CardCheat Chris thinks he is young at 50

Perhaps we've found the source of the financial troubles?

@@selinesbeau I totally agree.

That part about "you and your deputy" was really embarrassing... or should have been, to him. That sounded like what a teenager would say.

Great point

😂 you apparently don’t understand how money works or how the financial system is setup in the USA. Bankruptcy is a financial tool/strategy.

@@themadmillionaire who pays for the bankruptcy?

I don't think she thought he was a "smart guy," I think she could see what was probably going to happen and gave him a compliment to give his ego a little boost. Nothing about his attitude "told me" that he could control himself if things didn't go his way.

Then go watch Judge Mathis

..and how do you know this ?

Yeah riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.