Reiner seeks trust defense funds

A petition filed by the 32-year-old Nick Reiner's civil attorneys in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and he needs and should get them now.

1. Frame 1Nick Reiner asks a Los Angeles court to unlock trust money for his defense against murder charges.
2. Frame 2His attorneys say trustees denied funds his parents set aside for him without legal justification.
3. Frame 3CBS reported the trust holds at least $1.5 million, though its exact value remains undisclosed.
4. Frame 4Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two murder counts after his parents were killed in December.
5. Frame 5The filing says private lawyer Alan Jackson could resume the defense if trust money becomes available.
6. Frame 6A judge must decide whether trustees can withhold the funds while the murder case moves forward.