Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

My father lives with me in my house that I own. He moved in with me three years ago and promised to pay me rent every month. One year after living with me he left for a vacation which to another country which was only supposed to be for 2/3weeks. His vacation turned into 6 months, which in these four months left me without money to pay for his side of the rent. While he was gone he received a settlement check for $3,662.00 from a lawsuit that he won, when he called me one day to enquire about the check I mentioned that I had received it and he then instructed me to deposit his check to cover for his expenses. I then deposited the check by endorsing his name and depositing it into my personal account. Needless to say, 3 months later he returns from his trip and �demands� his money back. He conveniently forgets he gave it to me and sent me an email correspondence demanding �his� money. He soon dropped the subject and stopped asking me for the money.

One year has passed and now he�s demanding his money again, he threatening my by saying the he�s going to file charges against me for fraud and forgery and sue me for the money. He was able to get a copy of the check I deposited, and he has a copy of the email he wrote when he originally demanded the money over a year ago, does he really have a case? Should I be worried? I don�t have any proof that he gave me the money our original conversation was over the phone. How can I defend myself?

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