way ot: anyone here ever been on the peoples court?

[pinnut]

i'm suing my jerkoff neighbor, his dead trees keep falling on to my
property. he was properly notified ( certified mail) of their
dangerous condition and responded he would not cut them down. i was
asked to appear on the peoples court( marilyn millian, not judge
judy) . would you do it?

thanks
mike

[jammer74]

Absolutely not.

[Mike Gervasi]

Nope. They can creatively edit to make either side look stupid. And then it's recorded and public forever.

[Grojohn]

No!

[Dan Q very much]

Pro: if I'm not mistaken, both sides get paid enough for appearing on
the show to come out ahead. Might be why the neighbor wants to go that
route. Did they already say they'd do that case, though? Sounds pretty
cut and dry, i.e. uninteresting.

Con: makes a farce out of the whole thing.

You should sue in small claims court, you'd get damages and court
costs back. Well, if they ever pay up, anyway. People's Court might be
a surer thing so far as you getting anything in the end.

[Joe Grenuk]

If your neighbor/wife/girlfriend/ex/best friend asked if you'd like to
appear on Jerry Springer with them, would you go?

And I HAVE to ask...why did you make a big point out of saying it was
People's Court and not Judge Judy? Is one better than the other?

I actually happen to know a bit about trees and neighbors. Regardless
if you notify him or not, if the tree is dead and falls in your yard
and causes no damage, you are responsible for cleaning it up. If it
falls and damages your property, it's all on him. His live trees fall
and do whatever, it's all on you. This is in my state, YMMV.

[Jeff]

One of our patients is almost a regular ( sadly enough ) sues everyone
but has that Ole Saint Nick look which works for him.Seems that both
parties make out for appearing.


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[Hoop]

While anyone can sue anyone for anything, legally, I don't see you having an indisputable legal standing for having your neighbor getting his trees cut. I have lots of neighbors on my country road that are tree huggers, with dead & dying trees. These trees are very dangerous, and occasionally fall on the power lines, knocking out the power for all. I would love to see the dying & dead trees removed. It won't be happening.

Laws regarding trees than encroach over the neighbors property vary greatly from state to state.

I doubt there is any legal precedence that can actually force a neighbor into getting a tree cut down.

Here is what I would do. Forget court. Get some very strong herbicide such as Round Up or something similar. We're talking super toxic stuff here. Dump it on the tree in the cover of darkness to hasten its demise. No courts & no hard feelings between neighbors you will have to live with. Tree dies. Problem over.

I doubt if you & the neighbor will ever be roasting marshmellows & singing Kumbaya, but sometimes its best to avoid direct confrontation via the court system.

[pinnut]

some of these replies are pretty out there. one i dont live in the
forest, i live in a neighborhood. two, i'm suing for property damage,
not to force him to cut the trees. however, to free himself from suits
everytime a tree of his wrecks something,the smart thing would be to
remove them. he was already dropped by one insurance company because
of the trees. poison the trees? make sure they fall on my property and
wreck stuff? kinda stupid.

the upside of TV is if i win, i get paid. i win in court, i get a
judgment, and then its another job to collect.

[Pin-Junk]

On Sunday, February 3, 2013 7:19:22 PM UTC-5, pinnut wrote:

Go on TV and get your money! What the heck - what do you really have to loose? And if it turns out bad for you - as far as the TV show - it will still be worth a few laughs. No one really takes any of that stuff too serious anyway. Just don't make an ass out of yourself by getting personal - stick to the facts and let the judge do their job.

[Frank Furhter]

Maybe you should consider a good lawyer and not RGP for legal advice?

[pinnut]

FF ( fuck face) , i didnt ask for legal advice, i asked if anyone was
ever on the peoples court, or would they go. the legal and other
advice was unsolicited. for whats its worth, i asked two lawyers, and
both said to do it, its worth it to not have to chase the douche to
pay a judgment.

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[Pin-Del]

I'm in the same boat with a dead tree here & when it falls it will land
in my yard, But I'm out in the woods & it is not really a big deal .
If & when it does fall I just hope it does not land on a car or truck
pulling in or out of my driveway .
Look at the bright side, FREE FIREWOOD ! :)

Pin-Del,
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[canneds...@gmail.com]

mmm, I'll chime in here..If I were you I would NOT go onto the People's Court, Judy Judy or any of these other monotremes' entertainment shows. They'll dice you up. As a previous poster stated, they can (& WILL) artfully edit the footage to make it look like one of you is an ass. I would simply go down to court, file a small-claims action against him (costs about 35.00 depending on where you live) and get your day in court. If the guy does not show up you'll win by default. But, as yet another previous poster pointed out, winning the case is simple (you'll likely win this), but collecting is a whole other story.
I work in the court system and I can tell you first hand it is full of a bunch of losers. I mean that on both sides, by the way. Most attorneys are tools, the general public are a bunch of mouth-breathers who always want something for nothing...
Anyway, best of luck with this..please keep us posted as to how you make out.
Doc

[pinnut]

i'm going to go tomorrow. my neighbor is a scumbag, and i know if i
get a judgement i'll have to go thru hoops to get him to pay. if i
were him, i'd send his wife to court, she's actually fairly pleasant.
i feel bad for her, being married to such a tool.

[cal50]

A co-worker tried the same move (ATTY.) on getting a neighbor to take
down a tree because it overhangs his property and it was a waste of
his time and money.
If the neighbors tree falls on your property and causes damage your
insurance is the one that covers the damage (Ohio anyway) so get your
deductible ready.

Go for the Po-peoples court.
You might fit right in there.

I bet most of the "contestants" can not write a complete sentence with
capitalization either so you are in like flint.

[pinnut]

Blow me. How's that ?

[vivasantana]

Looks grammar correct to me.
Rob

Rock on Carlos, Rock on!
Six decades strong!

[cal50]

Better yet the next high winds you get stand next to the tree in
question.
If you are lucky it will fall and hit your head. You could end up
smarter.

[Joe Grenuk]

The P never answered my question about the reason fot the distinction
he struck between Judy judy and the People's Court.

I think he is afraid Judge Judy will make him look like a schmuck.

:)

[pinnut]

because, asshole, i asked if anyone ever went on the peoples court,
and some people ( morons like yourself) confuse the shows. insert caps
as needed.

[MonsterBash]

I had something similar happen about 4 years ago.

A neighbor's tree 2 yards over fell and crush the next door neighbor's
fence...then my shed. The shed was pretty big for a shed (12 x 18)
and only a couple years old

The 'owner' of the tree did have to do a damn thing. Both myself and
my neighbor had to turn the damage into our individual insurance
company to cover our losses AND cleanup. Because the tree was on the
edge of the properly..the owner had no damage and no cleanup.

This is all in NY

[cal50]

On Feb 5, 9:08 am, Joe Grenuk <jgre...@aol.com> wrote:

She would spank him pretty hard.
In a battle of wits he seems unarmed.

[pinnut]

i have to admit, when you are right ,you are right. just got back from
the peoples court.

i lost; the judge was in a bad mood. basically, because i didnt have
a statement from an arborist saying the trees were diseased, i was not
going to win. i knew that in the 1st 2 minutes. i told her how could
i get an arborist on to his property. she didnt care. he didnt have a
statement saying they were healthy. then the guy lied , said the
tree came down during hurricane sandy. it didnt, it came down later
in a snowstorm. the pictures had snow . she didnt care. she said it
was an act of God. . i said 1st time yes, 2nd time maybe, 3rd time
no. she didnt care. then she said it was a zoning problem, the town
inspector would make him cut them down, i should have called them. i
did that months ago, they said its not their jurisdiction, there is no
law to force a tree removal. you can only sue for damages if one
falls. you think i'd be in court if i could get the town to do it?

she's a rank whore, i will never watch that show again. i only did it
because in regular court, if i won a judgement, i'd have to chase the
guy down to get paid, maybe never . i did get 250.00 for showing up.
whether or not i would have done better in a real court, who knows.
it was the last case of the day, i think she was in a hurry to get
out. either that, or too may plaintiffs won and blew the budget for
the day.

i learned alot, for the next piece of shit tree that falls. and next
time its real court.

[Homer Stevens]

On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 9:27:59 PM UTC-5, pinnut wrote:
> On Feb 5, 5:31 pm, cal50 <jbhar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 5, 9:08 am, Joe Grenuk <jgre...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > > The P never answered my question about the reason fot the distinction
>
> > > he struck between Judy judy and the People's Court.
>

> >Let us know when it airs

[Joe Grenuk]

Didn't see that one coming, but thanks for closing the loop :)

On the judgement collecting thing, it's not so bad, especially if you
know who/where the guy is, and if he has a job where he gets a
paycheck.

I had a problem with a neighbor over my fence 20 years ago. He was
backing his boat into his back yard and took out a couple sections of
my fence and a brick post. Pushed it all into my yard, and half the
bricks ended up in my pool. I told him I'd get an estimate as to how
much it was going to cost him to fix it and he said the wood was
rotten and he wasn't going to pay me a dime. I sued him in small
claims court. Won $1500 judgement. He didn't pay. Then I served him
with a post-judgement discovery subpoena that I got out of the
library, where he had to come and sit down with me and answer
all...and I mean ALL my questions about his finances so I would know
where his assets were or to garnish his wages...tax returns, income,
assets, liabilities, cars, boat, motorcycle, stocks, bonds, 401k,
wife's jewelry, where he worked, who his boss was, etc. Pretty much
everything he wouldn't want his neighbor to know. If he didn't show
up for the inquisition, all I had to do was to have him served again
and he'd be found in contempt of court....

He paid.

[pinnut]

this guy is a self employed half assed roofer. his house is a dump,
he's a bad neighbor and a slob. he wasnt going to pay up with out a
big hassle.

[Tom S]

Go on the show. If the concern is they will make you look bad.. so what. Do you know anyone who actually watches the show? I think if you stick to your facts it will be pretty hard to look bad and if you lose just have your line ready for when you walk out. It seems that the most bat shit crazy people you see on there destroy their image in the final interview scene.

[Citzn Fish]

I'd go ont eh show just to see if i could get a piece of marilyn. Yowza, hot Gilf!

[pinnut]

On Feb 6, 8:37 pm, Citzn Fish <citznf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd go ont eh show just to see if i could get a piece of marilyn. Yowza, hot Gilf!

she's aint what she used to be.

ps-there was so much going on i forgot to add; i said how the ins co
declined to pay on the first tree, calling it an act of God. she said
each of the 3 times a tree fell onto my property from his, it was an
act of God, and i shouldnt be suing my neighbor, i should be suing
God. she's got some pair of balls. i guarantee that will all be edited
out.

[Joe Grenuk]

I forgot to give you a potentially valuable piece of info. Milian's
hubby is a pinhead. He bought a FG from my kid, picked it up in
person. You should said that you were afraid a tree would squoosh your
Family Guy and the rest of your pinball collection. Oh well, maybe you
can appeal and get a new trial....

[ldnayman]

I haven't seen the People's Court in probably 20 years, but hey I
always liked that show. Great theme song.

Go on it, it'll be fun. But you have to let us know when this shit is
on.

I don't understand why everyone in this thread is so down on the idea,
they need to lighten up.

You can go on TV, entertain yourselves and ESPECIALLY us, and have
some TV show pay off your "legal costs" if you want to call them that
(show is actually an arbitration you aren't forced to pay) and maybe
win some maybe.

Take this shit to the People's Court.

[Craig Tiano]

On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 18:27:59 -0800 (PST), pinnut
<mhoo...@verizon.net> wrote:

>i have to admit, when you are right ,you are right. just got back from
>the peoples court.
>
>i lost; the judge was in a bad mood.

>she's a rank whore, i will never watch that show again.
>

>i learned alot, for the next piece of shit tree that falls. and next
>time its real court.

My wife, a real attorney, won't even watch those shows because they
make SO many errors in law, and the judges are more like actors
scolding one side or the other than real judges.

Craig

[Craig Tiano]

In PA, unless you've sent a letter to your neighbor informing him the
tree was an imminent threat to your property before it fell down,
you'd end up in the same boat.

I had to replace the electrical post, down wire, meter box, and repair
a junction box after a neighbor's 50' tree broke in half and fell over
the wire coming from the street to my house. The tree ended up not
being heavy enough to break the wire. It pulled the wire down to the
ground, bending the 2" diameter staff post, ripping out the guy wire,
pulling the meter box off the wall and bending it, and ripping a
junction box below that off the wall. My neighbor didn't even bother
to come over and see the damage, nor did he offer to even help clear
the downed tree. He got a "dangerous tree" letter, citing specific
trees on his property tall enough to reach my property if they fell,
a week later. So, if any of these fall, we won't be paying the $500
insurance company deductible if this happens again.

Craig

[pinnut]

On Feb 12, 7:45 am, Craig Tiano <cr...@vandenplas.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 07:21:42 -0800 (PST), MonsterBash
>

i sent that letter, and that skank on the peoples court still didnt
find for me. she insisted i should have an arborist report saying he
examined the trees and they were unhealthy. i told her they werent on
my property, i cant hire an arborist to tresspass. she didn care. at
the end, she denied my claim, then told the guy " it would behoove him
to do something about the trees before someone gets killed". she
admits the trees are a problem, but shoots me down. im still going to
stick it up my neighbors ass. i put in a claim with my homeowners, and
turned over all the pictures and letters. they are going to subrogate
against him and recover all the money. when his ins company gets
involved, they will make him cut down the trees, drop him, or both. he
was dropped on 2007 because of a tree falling, he is an asshole. it
isnt easy getting ins around here after sandy, i hope they fuck him
good.

[Joe Grenuk]

You should past a "Bad Neighbor" thread here just in case he ever
decides to sell a pin.

[Frank Furhter]

I know lots of folks that aren't lawyers that don't watch that crap
either. Being a lawyer has nothing to do with making intelligent
decisions to avoid stupid shows on TV.

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