
Judge Greg Mathis is unlike most adjudicators you'd see in a courtroom. The former Detroit-area district court judge infuses his court sessions with a generous dose of humor as he listens to diverse litigants plead their small-claims cases in his TV courtroom. A regular segment, Ask Judge Mathis, features the judge answering viewer questions to advise people with legal situations that they face. Prior to entering the legal world, Mathis was involved with gangs and spent time in jail as a young man before turning his life around.

The plaintiff says that her daughter is violent and often beats her children and that she has the video to prove it; she sues her for household expenses, damaged property and emotional distress.

After meeting online, the plaintiff started dating the defendant, who she claims is a pathological liar with eight children; she sues him for three unpaid loans.

The plaintiff insists the defendant is her child's father, but the defendant has doubts because the plaintiff was sleeping with him and another man. The plaintiff has petitioned the court for a DNA test.

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