With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". (Smith v. Hatch, 271 Cal.App.2d 39, 50 [76 Cal.Rptr. 350]; Friedman v. Knecht, 248 Cal.App.2d 455, 462 [56 Cal.Rptr. 540].) As any competent attorney is aware, access to the courts is not an end in itself but only one means to achieve satisfaction for a client. If this can be obtained without resort to the courts—even without the filing of a lawsuit—it is incumbent upon the attorney to pursue such a course of action first. (See ABA Code of Prof. Ethics, canon 15; Cal. State Bar, Rules Prof. Conduct, rule 6-101(2).) It is equally well established legal practice to communicate promptly with a potential adversary, setting out the claims made upon him, urging settlement, and warning of the alternative of judicial action. (See 4 Cal. Practice (1968 ed.) Sett p.3d 1, 25 [105 Cal.Rptr. 414] (<HOLDING>).) The Restatement also describes the privilege

A: holding that prosecutors defamatory statements to the press after plaintiff was pardoned were absolutely privileged
B: holding absolutely privileged the filing of a mechanics lien prior to the judicial proceeding to foreclose it
C: holding demand letter written prior to and during litigation absolutely privileged
D: holding that statements typically found in an attorneys demand letter related to an imminent judicial proceeding absolutely privileged
B.