I have asked her if she would like to negotiate a settlement a few times since then and has ignored all my attempts. If she is willing to consider my settlement offer now , we can end this absurd case. If she refuses though , I beg you Mr Judge to consider set a date for the preliminary hearing and view the evidence of both parties so we can come to a quick resolution of this conflict. Prolonging it does not help anyone and will not cause any settlement. Only the view of the evidence in the hearing will bring the truth and after that a settlement may be possible