Can I drop my buyer's agent?

In Indiana.

I really wasn't all that enthused to sign a representation agreement yet, but circumstances forced me to move quick (only to find out later it was all for nothing, but that's another story). So here I am, bound by a buyer's agent contract with an agent I haven't heard from since 8/23.

He showed me a handful of properties that day, one of which was a strong contender, the rest very much were not (and each met only one or two each of the various requirements and preferences I'd shared). That day ended with a plan for him to investigate two other properties of interest and arrange showings. He was upfront at that time that he had pre-planned vacation the following week.

2 weeks later I followed up, reiterating 1. that the one property we'd seen was of strong interest and 2. I'd still like to see at minimum one particular other, possibly an addition one or two. I received no response to this message.

Since then, the "strong contender" is now under contract with another buyer, the most significant other I was trying to see is off the market (pulled in the midst of a pending foreclosure) and I haven't heard word one from my supposed agent in a month.

I don't want this to become a court thing, but I want out of this contract. He's clearly not filling his end, but also clearly isn't big on responding to messages so without a mutual agreement to terminate the contract is there any non-court path to getting it cancelled?

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