OK. So the update is taken as negative, but it may not be.
Huh?
Usually in negotiations after a period of progress there comes a moment of WTF, when one side proposes something new.
It's usually when must things are done and the side holding the winning hand tries to bluff another bet from the players at the table.
If that's the case, then we're closer than ever. Hopefully, they get back to the table next week and keep working towards the JCBA.
The hammer is still the contempt case and that will be a better determinant of progress.