HYPOTHETICALLY speaking, if hypothetically he were very ill, it's possible that the stall tactics have more to do with his hypothetical recovery/hospice attempts from said hypothetical illness, and delaying any pending legal issues until such a time that the implied stresses of a legal case can be managed in good health, or otherwise dealt with once any hypothetical health issues had run their course.
(This post deals with strict hypothetical scenarios, created for the sake of a generic and academic debate on legal strategies and responsibilities in the face of random events, and as such are a work of fiction that are in no way insinuated to be real, legitimate, or otherwised based on reality. Any similarities between this post and real life situations or events are purely coincidental.)