Nick Reiner was placed under a mental health conservatorship for one year in 2020, according to records confirmed by a Los Angeles County clerk. Steven Baer, a licensed fiduciary, was appointed as Reiner’s conservator under an L.P.S. conservatorship—a legal arrangement that typically originates from involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and is usually initiated by a doctor and approved by a judge. The conservatorship ended in 2021.
According to reports, Reiner had been placed on psychiatric medication that appeared to be working, but side effects prompted him to switch to a new medication approximately one month before his parents were killed. Los Angeles Police Department records confirmed officers responded to the Reiner residence twice in 2019 for calls apparently related to mental health concerns. The first call on February 25, 2019, at 9:51 p.m. was listed as a welfare check, and the second on September 27, 2019, at 4:39 p.m. was listed as a “mental” call.
An L.P.S. conservatorship in Los Angeles County allows a professional conservator or close relative to make treatment decisions including psychiatric medication use. Reiner has appeared in court twice since his arrest. He has not yet entered a plea and is now being represented by public defender Kimberly Greene, after his previous attorney, Alan Jackson, withdrew citing “circumstances beyond our control.”
The Medical Examiner’s report indicated Reiner had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a condition combining psychotic symptoms like schizophrenia with mood issues such as depression or mania. Reiner appeared in court on December 17 wearing a sleeveless blue suicide-prevention gown with a shackle around his waist.
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