Judge Delays Nick Reiner Double-Murder Case Hearing Until January Due to Vacation
A judge has postponed a hearing in the double-murder case of Nick Reiner until January 13, citing his upcoming vacation.
The double-murder case against Nick Reiner has been postponed until January 13, 2027, as the judge intends to take a vacation and will not review new evidence during that time.
During a court hearing on Wednesday, Reiner's defense team requested to introduce additional evidence pertaining to the unsealing of grand jury transcripts. Defense attorney Kimberly Greene stated that presenting this evidence, which relates to media coverage of the high-profile case and its potential impact on the trial, would require time and would likely not be completed until the end of December.
Judge Sam Ohta made it clear that he would not allow the defense's filing to interfere with his planned vacation. "I'm going on vacation and I don't want to read the brief while I'm doing that," Ohta said. Reiner appeared in court in a brown jumpsuit, occasionally rocking in his chair.
A hearing on the unsealing of the transcripts has been scheduled for January 13. The defense is opposing the unsealing, while media attorneys are advocating for it.
Reiner is accused of murdering his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, in their Brentwood home on December 14, 2025. The 33-year-old was indicted on two counts of murder with special circumstances on August 12. He has pleaded not guilty.
The indictment includes allegations of multiple murders, murder by lying in wait, and the personal use of a deadly weapon. It also states the crime involved "great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm, or other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness," and that the victims were "particularly vulnerable."
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman described the case as a "profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing."
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the case, a decision influenced by the victims' opposition to capital punishment and the views of their other children, Jake and Romy Reiner.
In a separate matter, Reiner is seeking trust money to fund his defense, with a hearing scheduled for Friday.