Big U's RICO trial moved to April 27, 2027, after his lawyers wanted October

Eugene "Big U" Henley's federal RICO trial is getting pushed back, but not as far as his lawyers first wanted. At a hearing Wednesday, Nov.

Eugene "Big U" Henley's federal RICO trial is getting pushed back, but not as far as his lawyers first wanted. At a hearing Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Los Angeles federal court, Henley's attorneys amended their request to move the trial from Feb. 16, 2027, to Oct. 19, 2027, asking instead for April 27, 2027. Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha agreed, according to Complex.

His new lawyers, Charles C. Brown and Andrea Luem, were appointed Sept. 25 and said they need time to get through more than 1.1 million pages of discovery and 29,612 audio and video files in a case carrying a possible life sentence.

Prosecutors opposed any delay, arguing it threatens witnesses. In an Oct. 26 filing, they said one cooperating witness's identity was spread on social media and his home was vandalized and spray-painted with the word "rat." The filing does not accuse Henley of that attack.

Henley, the former Nipsey Hussle manager, faces 50 counts in a second superseding indictment, including racketeering conspiracy, extortion, fraud and a murder-for-hire allegation against a witness. He has pleaded not guilty and has been in custody since March 2025.