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** When one defendant ("Joseph," the defendant mentioned below) got caught in a blatant lie, then showed no remorse and refused to acknowledge he was at fault, Chaplin just made a gesture that says, "There's the door," and wouldn't even look at the guy. He was ''beneath'' comment.



-->'''Judge Milian:''' "I gotta tell you ''(the plaintiff)'', I hope you enjoy that money and do something fabulous with it. Because, um, pretty much everybody else has figured out that money's probably gonna cost you your grandkid."

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' "I gotta tell you ''(the plaintiff)'', I hope you enjoy that money and do something fabulous with it. Because, um, pretty much everybody else has figured out that money's probably gonna cost you your grandkid.""
* When Judge Milian goes into TranquilFury mode and you're the target, you are ''screwed.'' In one case, the defendant, "Joseph," at first appears to be polite and soft-spoken, but it quickly becomes apparent he's a SmugSnake with a CreepyMonotone. Nothing he says makes sense, and Judge Milian can't get a straight answer out of him. Then she catches him in a [[BlatantLies lie so obvious]] that it elicits gasps from the courtroom. Judge Milian looks at the defendant, [[DeathGlare her eyes showing the rage and disgust she has for him,]] and she calmly gives him a ''brutal'' ReasonYouSuckSpeech....
-->'''Judge Milian:''' You are a bald-faced ''liar.'' Are you uncomfortable? Good. I ''want'' you to be uncomfortable. You ''should'' be uncomfortable. This is a defining moment for you... when you come on ''The People's Court'', lie like a snake, and get caught. Because ''this'' [the case] is just about money. What I'm talking about is integrity. What's your integrity worth to you?"
** The creep refuses to take any responsibility, showing the world how little integrity he has. Curt Chaplin and Harvey Levin are disgusted by him.
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* Circa 2003: The plaintiff brought the defendant to court for damaging her property during a move and for additional damage caused when the plaintiff's possessions were stored haphazardly in the defendant's garage, instead of in a controlled environment. Initially the plaintiff came to court with no evidence at all, claiming the defendant had not allowed her into the garage so she could gather evidence, and began screaming back when Judge Milian told her she couldn't hear the case without evidence. Despite the plaintiff's lack of decorum, Judge Milian, instead of dismissing the case outright, dismissed the case without prejudice and told the plaintiff to come back when she had evidence. The plaintiff did so, but then was busted by the judge for ''faking'' said evidence: she tried to pass off two different pictures of the same brass flowerpot as two different flowerpots. After roasting the plaintiff for staging her case, she awarded the plaintiff only a tiny fraction of what she'd sued for, making it clear the plaintiff had zero credibility due to the faked evidence and would have gotten nothing if the defendant hadn't done the wrong thing by storing the property in her garage. The defendant's [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous counterclaim]] - for storage fees for storing the property in her garage, and for the costs of moving the property from the garage to a legitimate storage unit - was, unsurprisingly, dismissed in its entirety, and the defendant was ejected from court for talking - or more accurately, ''yelling'' - over the judge during her ruling. The plaintiff, meanwhile, was so upset that she angrily stormed out without even talking to Curt Chaplin.

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* Circa 2003: The plaintiff brought the defendant to court for damaging her property during a move and for additional damage caused when the plaintiff's possessions were stored haphazardly in the defendant's garage, instead of in a controlled environment. Initially the plaintiff came to court with no evidence at all, claiming the defendant had not allowed her into the garage so she could gather evidence, and began screaming back when Judge Milian told her she couldn't hear the case without evidence. Despite the plaintiff's lack of decorum, Judge Milian, instead of dismissing the case outright, dismissed the case without prejudice and told the plaintiff to come back when she had evidence. The plaintiff did so, but then was busted by the judge for ''faking'' said evidence: she tried to pass off two different pictures of the same brass flowerpot as two different flowerpots. After roasting the plaintiff for staging her case, she awarded the plaintiff only a tiny fraction of what she'd sued for, making it clear the plaintiff had zero credibility due to the faked evidence and would have gotten nothing if the defendant hadn't done the wrong thing by storing the property in her garage. The defendant's [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous counterclaim]] - for storage fees for storing the property in her garage, and for the costs of moving the property from the garage to a legitimate storage unit - was, unsurprisingly, dismissed in its entirety, and the defendant was ejected from court for talking - or more accurately, ''yelling'' - over the judge during her ruling. The plaintiff, meanwhile, was so upset that she angrily stormed out without even talking to Curt Chaplin.Chaplin.
* 2017: A woman is suing her son's girlfriend for rent and babysitting, among other things. Judge Milian points out two or three different times that, while the girlfriend may have made agreements to pay her, her son seems to just stand idly by (on the defendent's side) and let things happen when he could be just as liable for these cost. The woman does not dispute it but seems to simply ignore the logic in favor of her targeting the girlfriend and mother of one of her grandchildren. In the end, Judge Milian rules in favor of the plaintiff for around $4000 (part of the rent, babysitting, and gas bill). Then she adds this to her ruling:
-->'''Judge Milian:''' "I gotta tell you ''(the plaintiff)'', I hope you enjoy that money and do something fabulous with it. Because, um, pretty much everybody else has figured out that money's probably gonna cost you your grandkid."
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-->'''Curt Chaplin''': ''[cutting him off and showing him the exit]'' How about, you can just head on out.

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-->'''Curt Chaplin''': ''[cutting him off and showing him the exit]'' How about, Okay, you can just head on out.
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch I'll be delighted]].'' [[GetOut GET OUT]]!

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch I'll ''I'll be delighted]].delighted.'' [[GetOut GET OUT]]!
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* One for Curt Chaplin. Typically, the defendant and plaintiff are given time for a brief Q&A afterwards, with whoever lost going first. One rude losing defendant insulted Judge Milian's intelligence right out of the gate, to which Chaplin dismissed him immediately.

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* One for Curt Chaplin. Typically, the defendant and plaintiff are given time for a brief Q&A afterwards, with whoever lost going first. One rude losing defendant insulted Judge Milian's intelligence right out of the gate, gate with a misogynistic comment, to which Chaplin dismissed him immediately.
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-->'''Defendant''': I think the judge sided with her because she's a woman. I don't know what she's talking about–

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-->'''Defendant''': I think the judge sided with her [the plaintiff] because she's a woman. I don't know what she's talking about–
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-->'''Defendant''': I think the judge sided with her because she's a woman. I don't know what she's talking about–
-->'''Curt Chaplin''': ''[cutting him off and showing him the exit]'' How about, you can just head on out.
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* Circa 2003: The plaintiff brought the defendant to court for damaging her property during a move and for additional damage caused when the plaintiff's possessions were stored haphazardly in the defendant's garage, instead of in a controlled environment. Initially the plaintiff came to court with no evidence at all, claiming the defendant had not allowed her into the garage so she could gather evidence, and began screaming back when Judge Milian told her she couldn't hear the case without evidence. Despite the plaintiff's lack of decorum, Judge Milian, instead of dismissing the case outright, dismissed the case without prejudice and told the plaintiff to come back when she had evidence. The plaintiff did so, but then was busted by the judge for ''faking'' said evidence: she tried to pass off two different pictures of the same brass flowerpot as two different flowerpots. After roasting the plaintiff for staging her case, she awarded the plaintiff only a tiny fraction of her complaint, ''only'' because the defendant had stored the property in her garage. The defendant's [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous counterclaim]] - for storage fees for storing the property in her garage, and for the costs of moving the property from the garage to a legitimate storage unit - was, unsurprisingly, dismissed in its entirety, and the defendant was ejected from court for talking - or more accurately, ''yelling'' - over the judge during her ruling. The plaintiff, meanwhile, was so upset that she angrily stormed out without even talking to Curt Chaplin.

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* Circa 2003: The plaintiff brought the defendant to court for damaging her property during a move and for additional damage caused when the plaintiff's possessions were stored haphazardly in the defendant's garage, instead of in a controlled environment. Initially the plaintiff came to court with no evidence at all, claiming the defendant had not allowed her into the garage so she could gather evidence, and began screaming back when Judge Milian told her she couldn't hear the case without evidence. Despite the plaintiff's lack of decorum, Judge Milian, instead of dismissing the case outright, dismissed the case without prejudice and told the plaintiff to come back when she had evidence. The plaintiff did so, but then was busted by the judge for ''faking'' said evidence: she tried to pass off two different pictures of the same brass flowerpot as two different flowerpots. After roasting the plaintiff for staging her case, she awarded the plaintiff only a tiny fraction of her complaint, ''only'' because what she'd sued for, making it clear the plaintiff had zero credibility due to the faked evidence and would have gotten nothing if the defendant had stored hadn't done the wrong thing by storing the property in her garage. The defendant's [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous counterclaim]] - for storage fees for storing the property in her garage, and for the costs of moving the property from the garage to a legitimate storage unit - was, unsurprisingly, dismissed in its entirety, and the defendant was ejected from court for talking - or more accurately, ''yelling'' - over the judge during her ruling. The plaintiff, meanwhile, was so upset that she angrily stormed out without even talking to Curt Chaplin.
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' "So, Miss Jessmer and Mister Evans, on your lawsuit against Miss White, ''(to the defendant) no good deed goes unpunished, pal''. Miss White, you ''need to assume'', unfortunately, in this world, that complete strangers have their own agenda in mind. Okay? ''(to the plaintiffs)'' Here's a big fat surprise: I'm ruling in favor of the ''defendant''." ''(bangs gavel once, [[MicDrop then drops it and walks away]])''

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' "So, Miss Jessmer and Mister Evans, on your lawsuit against Miss White, ''(to the defendant) no good deed goes unpunished, pal''. Miss White, you ''need to assume'', unfortunately, in this world, that complete strangers have their own agenda in mind. Okay? ''(to the plaintiffs)'' Here's a big fat surprise: I'm ruling in favor of the ''defendant''." ''(bangs gavel once, [[MicDrop then drops it and walks away]])''away]])''
* Circa 2003: The plaintiff brought the defendant to court for damaging her property during a move and for additional damage caused when the plaintiff's possessions were stored haphazardly in the defendant's garage, instead of in a controlled environment. Initially the plaintiff came to court with no evidence at all, claiming the defendant had not allowed her into the garage so she could gather evidence, and began screaming back when Judge Milian told her she couldn't hear the case without evidence. Despite the plaintiff's lack of decorum, Judge Milian, instead of dismissing the case outright, dismissed the case without prejudice and told the plaintiff to come back when she had evidence. The plaintiff did so, but then was busted by the judge for ''faking'' said evidence: she tried to pass off two different pictures of the same brass flowerpot as two different flowerpots. After roasting the plaintiff for staging her case, she awarded the plaintiff only a tiny fraction of her complaint, ''only'' because the defendant had stored the property in her garage. The defendant's [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous counterclaim]] - for storage fees for storing the property in her garage, and for the costs of moving the property from the garage to a legitimate storage unit - was, unsurprisingly, dismissed in its entirety, and the defendant was ejected from court for talking - or more accurately, ''yelling'' - over the judge during her ruling. The plaintiff, meanwhile, was so upset that she angrily stormed out without even talking to Curt Chaplin.

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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. The defendants give the judge multiple excuses as to why they did not have the title until they admit that it is registered in another person's name (the wife's ex, according to the plaintiff) and are just as evasive as to why they can't pay him back, citing the husband's recently-discovered heart problems and having to live in a rental house. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Doug chuckles when the plaintiff exits.

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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. The defendants give the judge multiple excuses as to why they did not have the title until they admit that it is registered in another person's name (the wife's ex, according to the plaintiff) and are just as evasive as to why they can't pay him back, citing the husband's recently-discovered heart problems and having to live in a rental house. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff plaintiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Doug chuckles when the plaintiff exits.



-->'''Judge Milian:''' Oh, yes you did, honey. I am looking at it right here, she whited it out. She whited it out, [[GetOut get out of my court room]], and verdict for the defendant. ''(bangs gavel)'' Unbelievable, she whited it out; not even well. It’s still right there.

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' Oh, yes you did, honey. I am looking at it right here, she whited it out. She whited it out, [[GetOut get out of my court room]], and verdict for the defendant. ''(bangs gavel)'' Unbelievable, she whited it out; not even well. It’s still right there.there.
* May 24, 2021: A case of tenant vs. landlord featured the plaintiffs suing a landlord they are sharing a house with. They are asking for the return of rent they had paid to her under the mistaken belief that they were due remuneration because she made an error in when they were supposed to pay their rent. This is in addition to an electric bill that was generated a month ''after'' the landlord moved out of the home, claiming that part of that bill was past due. Although Milian was critical of the defendant for not following the usual practices of moving in tenants (mainly not asking for first and last months' rent before move-in), her disgust fell upon the plaintiffs for suing for their rent back as well as an electric bill they could not provide evidence of. Such is her disgust that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness she does not even give her customary sign-off "Good luck, folks"]].
-->'''Judge Milian:''' "So, Miss Jessmer and Mister Evans, on your lawsuit against Miss White, ''(to the defendant) no good deed goes unpunished, pal''. Miss White, you ''need to assume'', unfortunately, in this world, that complete strangers have their own agenda in mind. Okay? ''(to the plaintiffs)'' Here's a big fat surprise: I'm ruling in favor of the ''defendant''." ''(bangs gavel once, [[MicDrop then drops it and walks away]])''
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* October 15, 2007: Judge Marylin's [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech epic meltdown]] when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPxBkHIs_4 a University of Miami law student]] dismisses her ruling as as "your opinion".

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* One for Judge Marylin. She was disputing a case between a landlord and a tenant when the landlord started acting up and demanding she address him as "Dr." because he earned the right, which she quite possibly couldn't care about. Then he, in an unsubtle manner, threatened her...

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* One for Judge Marylin. She was disputing a case between a landlord and a tenant when the landlord started acting up and demanding she address him as "Dr." [[EntitledBastard because he earned the right, right]], which she quite possibly couldn't care about. Then he, in an unsubtle manner, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXDarcQ_1Y threatened her...her]]...



-->'''Judge Milian:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXDarcQ_1Y GET OUT OF MY COURTROOM! GET OUT! OUT! Oh no, he's not moving fast enough Douglas.]]

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXDarcQ_1Y [[SuddenlyShouting GET OUT OF MY COURTROOM! GET OUT! OUT! Oh no, he's not moving fast enough Douglas.]]



-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''I'll be delighted.'' GET OUT.

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''I'll ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch I'll be delighted.delighted]].'' [[GetOut GET OUT.OUT]]!



** Even better, the plaintiff barely had to talk due to Milian grilling the defendants over the title and calling the plaintiff's action (parking the car sideways in their driveway) "car-ma". The fact that the defendants simply broke into the car and moved it left Milian ecstatic over not having to deduct the plaintiff for the subsequent tow (since the tow did not cause damage in the process of removing the car).

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** Even better, the plaintiff barely had to talk due to Milian grilling the defendants over the title and calling the plaintiff's action (parking the car sideways in their driveway) "car-ma". The fact that the defendants simply broke into the car and moved it left Milian ecstatic over not having to deduct the plaintiff for the subsequent tow (since the tow did not cause damage in the process of removing the car).car).
* Another one for Judge Marylin when she oversees a case involving an auto repair. The defendant, who billed the plaintiff for the repair, gives her a copy of a receipt with an AS-IS price adjustment. She compares it to a duplicate of the same exact receipt where everything's the same... except the plaintiff ''[[ConArtist whited out her signature]]''.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' [[BadLiar No I didn't white it out]]. [[NeverMyFault I think he did on them]].
-->'''Judge Milian:''' Oh, yes you did, honey. I am looking at it right here, she whited it out. She whited it out, [[GetOut get out of my court room]], and verdict for the defendant. ''(bangs gavel)'' Unbelievable, she whited it out; not even well. It’s still right there.
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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. The defendants give the judge multiple excuses as to why they did not have the title until they admit that it is registered in another person's name (the wife's ex, according to the plaintiff) and are just as evasive as to why they can't pay him back, citing the husband's recently-discovered heart problems and having to live in a rental house. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Curt chuckles when the plaintiff exits.

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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. The defendants give the judge multiple excuses as to why they did not have the title until they admit that it is registered in another person's name (the wife's ex, according to the plaintiff) and are just as evasive as to why they can't pay him back, citing the husband's recently-discovered heart problems and having to live in a rental house. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Curt Doug chuckles when the plaintiff exits.
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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Curt chuckles when the plaintiff exits.

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* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. The defendants give the judge multiple excuses as to why they did not have the title until they admit that it is registered in another person's name (the wife's ex, according to the plaintiff) and are just as evasive as to why they can't pay him back, citing the husband's recently-discovered heart problems and having to live in a rental house. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Curt chuckles when the plaintiff exits.
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''I'll be delighted.'' GET OUT.

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-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''I'll be delighted.'' GET OUT.OUT.
* June 19, 2019: One case featured a man who was suing a friend of his dad's over a car sale. Milian first touts the rare fact that ''nothing'' is wrong with the car itself. The case is that the defendants do not have the '''title''' to the car. Judge Milian is absolutely ''gleeful'' as she announces rewarding the plantiff the $450 he paid for the car, court costs, and pre-judgment interest ''going back to the day the plaintiff bought the car''! Even Curt chuckles when the plaintiff exits.
** Even better, the plaintiff barely had to talk due to Milian grilling the defendants over the title and calling the plaintiff's action (parking the car sideways in their driveway) "car-ma". The fact that the defendants simply broke into the car and moved it left Milian ecstatic over not having to deduct the plaintiff for the subsequent tow (since the tow did not cause damage in the process of removing the car).
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-->'''Landlord:''' [[ShameIfSomethingHappened If Douglas touches me you will be very sorry.]]

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-->'''Landlord:''' [[ShameIfSomethingHappened If Douglas touches me you will not be very sorry.happy, your Honor.]]
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* One for Curt Chaplin. Typically, the defendant and plaintiff are given time for a brief Q&A afterwards, with whoever lost going first. One rude losing defendant insulted Judge Milian's intelligence right out of the gate, to which Chaplin dismissed him immediately.

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* One for Curt Chaplin. Typically, the defendant and plaintiff are given time for a brief Q&A afterwards, with whoever lost going first. One rude losing defendant insulted Judge Milian's intelligence right out of the gate, to which Chaplin dismissed him immediately.immediately.
* One for Judge Marylin. She was disputing a case between a landlord and a tenant when the landlord started acting up and demanding she address him as "Dr." because he earned the right, which she quite possibly couldn't care about. Then he, in an unsubtle manner, threatened her...
-->'''Landlord:''' [[SmugSnake Watch yourself, your Honor]].
-->'''Judge Milian:''' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXDarcQ_1Y GET OUT OF MY COURTROOM! GET OUT! OUT! Oh no, he's not moving fast enough Douglas.]]
-->'''Landlord:''' [[ShameIfSomethingHappened If Douglas touches me you will be very sorry.]]
-->'''Judge Milian:''' If Douglas [[PoliceBrutality beats you to a pulp]], ''I'll be delighted.'' GET OUT.
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* One for Curt Chaplin. Typically, the defendant and plaintiff are given time for a brief Q&A afterwards, with whoever lost going first. One rude losing defendant insulted Judge Milian's intelligence right out of the gate, to which Chaplin dismissed him immediately.

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