Kim Kardashian appears in court flanked by 10 US county sheriffs

Los Angeles, Apr 13 : The hottest star in US television reality show Kim Kardashian walked directly in the middle of 10 Los Angeles county sheriffs on Friday, when she appeared before a court in connection with her divorce settement with Kris Humphries.Kim made sure she had the fullest protection as she made her way to a car ringed by county sheriffs, heavily armed. Kim wore her maternity-style outfit, a grey patterned jacket, which was buttoned all the way up to her neck and billowd out at the waist in baby doll style. Gone were the low-cut tops, tight dresses and leather trousers for which the reality star is famous. She wore the dress over a pair of white trousers and was seen wearing demure black stilettos.Scraping her hair back into a tight ponytail, her features looked stronger than ever and she highlighted her famous pout with lashings of red lipstick. With a look of steely determination on her face, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star appeared as though she had just come back from battle.Kris, the pro-NBA player, did a no-show on Friday, and the hearing was adjourned till April 19. On May 6, the trial will begin.Kardashian and 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 Friday, 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 said no settlement was reached and that a trial is still scheduled for May 6.Humphries wants the marriage annulled based on his allegations that it was fraudulent. Kardashian wants a traditional divorce, which would be her second.She filed for divorce in October 2011 after 72 days of marriage.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.Kim was flanked by law enforcement as she left the courthouse shortly around noon."I always wanted to be a juror," she joked before taking her seat. Kim is expecting a child with boyfriend Kanye West later this year. She was not accompanied by West or any members of her famous family.