Washington (CNN) Debra Katz, an attorney for the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that appearing at a Monday hearing would be a "deal breaker" for her client, according to an email obtained by CNN.

Katz said in the email that she would like to "be clear about our position" on certain issues, and that she also wants to ensure that process will be "dignified" and "not turn into a media circus."

She said that the only "deal breaker" is that Christine Blasey Ford cannot appear at a hearing Monday morning and would not be able to submit testimony by 10 am on Friday, a deadline set by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley this week. Katz called that a "non-starter."

"It is simply not possible for her to prepare such testimony while at the same time trying to take appropriate security precautions in the face of the avalanche of threats she has been receiving," Katz said in the email.

Ford has alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while they were both in high school and claims that he pushed her into a bedroom and then attempted to take off her clothes.

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