A woman who claimed she had a lease allowing her to remain in a million-dollar Michigan home walked into court arguing that she did not consent to the judge’s jurisdiction, only to reverse herself moments later when she realized that position meant the court did not have to listen to her at all.
Crime commentary YouTuber Cody “Donut” Garrett reviewed the unusual Ann Arbor-area housing dispute in a recent video, describing the woman, identified in court as Ms. Banks, as using tactics associated with the sovereign-citizen movement while trying to remain in a property that the plaintiff said she had no legal right to occupy.
Judge Simpson ultimately granted possession of the home to the plaintiff and authorized an eviction after 10 days, while also setting a $15,000-per-month bond if the matter was appealed. Garrett said Banks later failed to make the required payment and was no longer living in the home by the time his video was published.
Multiple Bankruptcies Had Already Complicated The Property
According to the courtroom footage featured by Garrett, the dispute involved a home in Ann Arbor worth roughly $1 million and a lengthy history of bankruptcy filings surrounding the property…