I know it seems his lack of answer could spell that something legal is on the horizon
It wasn't that so much as he was rummaging through the old emails for a reason. Now that you've added there's a court date tomorrow, I wonder if all that's related.
He ignores better than anyone I've ever met and it always makes me feel about 2" tall.
The fact of the matter is that you let yourself feel two inches tall. Now practice detachment, get really good at it, don't permit your H's WASist actions to impact so hard on your feelings, because someone who's two inches tall with hair falling out really, really needs all the PMA they can muster.