=== 1. Claims of $10,000 or Less === If the claim does not proceed by way of Simplified Trials (Rule 9.1) or if the claim does not proceed by way of Summary Trial for Financial Debt, a settlement conference will be scheduled unless the claim relates to a motor vehicle accident where only liability for property damage is disputed (''SCR'', Rule 7(2)(b)). If the claim relates to a motor vehicle accident where only liability for property damage is disputed, the registrar will set the claim for trial. All parties must attend the settlement conference and must be prepared. If a settlement conference cannot be conducted properly because a party is not prepared for it, a judge may order that unprepared party to pay the reasonable expenses of the other parties (SCR, Rule 7(4), (5) & (6)). At a settlement conference, a judge may: (a) mediate any disputed issues; (b) decide on issues that do not require evidence; (c) make a payment order or other appropriate order in the terms agreed by the parties; (d) order that the claim is set for trial conference; (e) set at trial date if a trial is necessary; (f) order a party disclose documents and records; (g) if damage to property is involved in the dispute, order a party to permit a person chosen by another party to examine the property damage; (h) dismiss any claims; and (i) make any other orders (''SCR'', Rule 7(14)). The final step is a trial pursuant to Rule 10.