No settlement reached yet in Kardashian divorce case

Kim Kardashian is surrounded by Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies as she leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse after attending her divorce hearing from Kris Humphries. Picture: David McNew/Getty Images Source: Getty Images

REALITY show star Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting another chance to settle their divorce case, and this time a judge wants the professional basketball player to attend.

Humphries did not appear for settlement talks on Friday local time, and a Superior Court judge set another hearing for April 19 in Los Angeles.

The judge also set a hearing for whether Humphries should be fined for not appearing at the mandatory settlement hearing.

Humphries' lawyers declined to comment on settlement discussions but said a May 6 trial date remains.

Lawyers did not reach a settlement after negotiations that were attended by Kim Kardashian. She was flanked by deputies as she left the courthouse shortly around noon.

The reality star wants a divorce to end her 72-day marriage to Humphries, but the NBA player wants it annulled. He claims the marriage was based on fraud, which he would have to prove at trial.

Kim Kardashian and estranged husband Kris Humphries in happier times. Picture: AP

Humphries, a power forward for the Brooklyn Nets, has not yet laid out his specifics to support his fraud claim, but his former lawyer 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 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 Judge Hank 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.

Kardashian is expecting a child with boyfriend Kanye West later this year. She appeared in court wearing white pants and a long ornate grey jacket, but 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.