please be seated. sonia: your honor, this is case number 140, rieman vs. gunner. judge tanya: thank you, sonia. good afternoon, gentlemen. good afternoon. judge tanya: mr. rieman, the defendant is a friend of your mother s. right. judge tanya: and you moved in with him. you paid your first month s rent. you paid a security deposit. you painted a room in his home? i sure did. he painted the room purple and lilac. my favorite colors. not like he was doing me any favors. judge tanya: we ll get to his design choices later. so, after you painted the room, you have a big fight. you both agree that you, sir, should move out. but what you allege is that the defendant locked you out, and you re claiming that mr. gunner retains your telescope, a surround-sound system, and some jewelry supplies. and you re suing him for $2,600. now, mr. gunner, we know that you don t like purple and lilac. [ laughter ] i have nothing against it, but it wouldn t be my choice for p