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Judge sets more settlement talks in Kim Kardashian's divorce case; orders Humphries to appear

Kim Kardashian appeared in court Friday for a hearing aimed at settling her divorce case from NBA player and Hopkins High grad Kris Humphries.

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April 13, 2013 at 8:59PM
FILE - This Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows Kim Kardashian at the Kardashian Kollection UK Launch at Acqua Club in central London. As the tabloids speculated over whether or not Jessica Simpson was expecting her second baby and the media zeroed in on Kate Middleton's pregnancy, Kardashian admits it was nice to be away from the glare of the spotlight as she was in the early stages of her own pregnancy. Now that the word is out, 32-year-old Kardashian says her motherly instincts have made her pull b
FILE - This Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows Kim Kardashian at the Kardashian Kollection UK Launch at Acqua Club in central London. (Joel Ryan/invision/ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting another chance to settle their divorce case, and this time a judge wants the NBA player to attend.

Humphries was a no-show for settlement talks Friday, and Superior Court Judge Hank Goldberg set another hearing for April 19. The judge also set a hearing for whether Humphries should be fined for not appearing at Friday's mandatory settlement hearing.

Kardashian appeared in court, but none of Friday's discussions were conducted in open court. Humphries' lawyers said no settlement was reached and that a trial is still scheduled for May 6.

The Brooklyn Nets power forward wants his marriage to Kardashian annulled based on his allegations that it was fraudulent. Kardashian wants a traditional divorce, which would be her second.

Humphries has not yet laid out the specifics to support his fraud claim, but his former attorney has said Humphries wants an annulment because of his belief that Kardashian only married him because of her reality show.

Kardashian and her lawyer have denied the accusation. The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star was flanked by deputies as she left the courthouse shortly around noon.

She arrived under heavy security and was brought into the courtroom through a back entrance. Her hair was tied back in a ponytail, and she kept her hands crossed on her lap while she listened to Goldberg explain to reporters that the hearing would be closed.

"I always wanted to be a juror," she joked to deputies before taking her seat.

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Kardashian is expecting a child with boyfriend Kanye West later this year. She appeared in court wearing white pants and a long ornate gray jacket. She was not accompanied by West or any members of her famous family.

Her mother, Kris Jenner, is expected to testify on her daughter's behalf at the trial. Humphries has not yet filed his witness list for the trial, which is expected to last a week.

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