Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing will go ahead this week despite his protestations it should be delayed.
A hearing was held at Auckland District Court to determine the structure of proceedings over the next four weeks.
"The views of the parties are diametrically opposed," Judge Nevin Dawson said in a judgment.
The United States Government - represented by Crown Law - argued the extradition eligibility hearing should be heard first before multiple applications by the defendants for a stay of proceedings.
Dotcom, with Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato, filed material with the court alleging unlawful and unreasonable conduct by the US.