Judge Cristina Pérez presides over small-claims court arbitrations.

A landlord is blamed when a tenant's ex-girlfriend destroys several pairs of high-end sneakers; neighbors sue each other after a laundry room disaster.

A woman sues an art studio owner for selling the painting she left behind after a painting class; friends end up in court after children stain and damage furniture.

A mother and her teenage son end up in court because he physically defended his grandmother when she was accused of shoplifting by a store's security guard.

A veteran is detained and needs therapy after a local businessman sabotages her nonprofit's festival.