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What has the City paid on purchase order GAEAE12AE18001009M?

$195K paid to 17 different vendors (the largest, Katapodis Consulting, LLC, received $61.4K) across 103 payments from September 13, 2017 to October 3, 2018, charged to City Attorney / Litigation.

Checkbook LA · Updated Sep 22, 2026
A blanket order, not one firm's contract

17 different vendors draw against this purchase order, so the $195K above is the whole order, not the spend of whichever vendor you arrived from. The City uses these for standing arrangements like outside counsel, library materials and expert witnesses. Per-vendor amounts are below.

What it was for

Litigation

Budget line.

Approval records

No council file, contract number or payment authority appears in this order's checkbook records.

Paid from

General Fund

discretionary tax dollars — this competes with police, fire, parks and everything else.

Department: City Attorney

Paid to

Katapodis Consulting, LLC$61K · 21 payments
Michael J Volarich$36K · 27 payments
James Katapodis$29K · 15 payments
Biomechanical Research & Testing LLC$12K · 2 payments
Alexander Jason$12K · 1 payment
Centext Legal Services LLC$11K · 18 payments
Public Interest Investigations Inc$10K · 1 payment
Adjudicate, Inc.$10K · 5 payments
Collision & Injury Dynamics /C$3K · 3 payments
Stephen Bradford Ijames$3K · 1 payment
Stephen Blewett & Associates$3K · 1 payment
Richard T Copeland$2K · 2 payments
Independent Spine Evaluation Inc$2K · 1 payment
Gary Eugene Ross$1K · 2 payments
Hines Reporters.com Inc$354 · 1 payment
Frasco Inc$310 · 1 payment
US Legal Support, Inc.$95 · 1 payment

Every payment, in order

Payment requests are numbered sequentially by the City, so the order here is the order they were approved. Several requests clearing on one day usually means invoices were held and released together.

#PaidInvoicedLagReferenceAmount
1September 13, 2017August 24, 201720dBC576751/MARTIN/072417/COTTI$953
2September 13, 2017August 24, 201720dBC541698/VICTORIA/071317/COTTI (FY18)$423
3September 20, 2017August 28, 201723dBC584030/SCHUMER/081417/COOTI$2,222
4September 20, 2017September 5, 201715dBC634004/OWENS/082217/COTTI$1,867
5October 25, 2017September 28, 201727dBC602508/ALDOSSARI/083117$2,519
6October 25, 2017September 28, 201727dBC494030/JORDAN/081617/PESSIS$2,318
7October 25, 2017September 28, 201727dBC618803/BUMPERS/091117$1,299
8October 25, 2017September 28, 201727dBC618803/BUMPERS/083017$707
9November 28, 2017November 17, 201711dMA/CV16-05819/090617/FORD$3,555
10November 28, 2017November 20, 20178dNEIL/BC563836/102017/COTTI$2,852
11November 28, 2017November 16, 201712dRYCE/BC515173/110117/FORD$2,723
12November 28, 2017November 16, 201712dVAUGHN/16CV-03086/110617/LEE$2,070
13November 28, 2017November 20, 20178dALDOSSARI/BC602508/100317/COTTI$1,488
14November 28, 2017November 17, 201711dKENNEY WATKINS/CV17-00485/101717/PLOWDEN$945
15November 28, 2017November 17, 201711dJACKSON/CV17-01902/101717/PESSIS$743
16November 28, 2017November 1, 201727dJORDAN/BC494030/102017/PESSIS$698
17December 11, 2017November 28, 201713dBC634004/OWENS/112017/COTTI$595
18December 20, 2017November 21, 201729dSOLIS/17CV-02352/111717/RUTHBUN$3,465
19December 20, 2017December 7, 201713dMAC/16CV-04477/11017/FITZGERALD$1,373
20December 20, 2017November 29, 201721dMAC/16CV-04477/100417/FITZGERALD$1,283
21December 20, 2017November 28, 201722dFOSTER/BC621315/112017/PLOWDEN$1,035
22December 20, 2017December 15, 20175dESTATE OF KENNEY WATKINS 112017 PLOWDEN$495
23December 20, 2017December 8, 201712dSOLIS/17CV-02352/120617/RATHBUN$338
24December 20, 2017December 7, 201713dGLUCK/BC554174/110617$310
25January 5, 2018January 2, 20183dBC518568/PEARL/081417/KONG$9,945
26January 11, 2018January 2, 20189d16CV4477/M.A.C/112617/FITZGERALD$6,728
27January 11, 2018December 20, 201722dBC634004/OWENS/121117/COTTI$760
28January 18, 2018January 2, 201816dWATKINS/CV17-00485/120817/PLOWDEN$1,080
29February 2, 2018January 18, 201815dMAC/16CV-04477/122117/FITGERALD$2,678
30February 21, 2018January 30, 201822dAGUIRRE/CV17-01506/012918/FITZGERALD$805
31February 21, 2018February 8, 201813dHERNANDEZ/CV16-02689/011618/SMITH$483
32February 21, 2018January 30, 201822dVAUGHN/CV16-03086/012218/LEE$253
33March 2, 2018February 28, 20182dDERAKSHIDAIRMIAN/BC608668/010617/LOWRY$1,342
34March 2, 2018February 20, 201810dOWENS/BC634004/012918/COTTI$1,101
35March 2, 2018February 16, 201814dOWENS/BC634004/020818/COTTI$988
36March 2, 2018February 16, 201814dOWENS/BC634004/020618/COTTI$806
37March 2, 2018February 9, 201821dNEIL/BC563836/012618/COTTI$689
38March 7, 2018February 21, 201814dFOSTER/BC621315/020918/PLOWDEN$4,554
39March 7, 2018February 27, 20188dESTATE OF KENNEDY WATKINS/CV17-00485/111317/PLOWDEN$293
40March 14, 2018March 8, 20186dHERNANDEZ/CV16-02689/022718/SMITH$6,164
41March 14, 2018February 27, 201815dMAC/CV16-04477/022318/FITZGERALD$3,496
42March 14, 2018March 5, 20189dSOLIS/CV17-02352/022718/RATHBUN$713
43April 19, 2018March 27, 201823dALEXANDER/BC586073/021618/COTTI$2,981
44April 19, 2018March 29, 201821dBEEMAN/BC674587/032818/COTTI$2,614
45April 19, 2018March 28, 201822dALEXANDER/BC586073/031618/COTTI$1,603
46April 19, 2018April 2, 201817dBEEMAN/BC674587/032118/COTI$1,236
47April 19, 2018March 30, 201820dBEENMAN/BC674587/032918/COTTI$1,172
48April 19, 2018March 28, 201822dBEEMAN/BC674587/032118/COTI$958
49April 19, 2018March 27, 201823dOWENS/BC634004/031418/COTTI$735
50April 19, 2018April 2, 201817dOWENS/BC634004/031918/COTTI$497
51May 8, 2018April 23, 201815dAGUILAR/CV17-04382/040918/FORD$11,500
52May 8, 2018April 17, 201821dMORGAN/CV17-06693/041518/SMITH$736
53May 8, 2018April 17, 201821dJACKSON/BC609513/041518/SHEPHERD$276
54May 31, 2018May 7, 201824dJACKSON/BC609513/043018/SHEPARD$3,588
55June 12, 2018May 15, 201828dBC623417/030518/WRIGHT$776
56June 12, 2018May 15, 201828dBC623417/030518/WRIGHT$600
57June 14, 2018May 30, 201815dALEXANDER/BC586073/030818/COTTI$1,743
58June 25, 2018June 7, 201818dTAGMAZYAN/BC561908/060518/MATTIS$5,796
59June 25, 2018June 21, 20184dSOLIS/CV17-02352/043018/RATHBUN$3,082
60June 25, 2018June 21, 20184dSOLIS/CV17-02352/043018/RATHBUN$644
61July 13, 2018June 21, 201822dMORGAN/CV17-06693/061218/SMITH$4,439
62July 13, 2018June 14, 201829dAGUILAR/CV17-04382/061118/FORD$2,369
63July 13, 2018June 14, 201829dBORAWICK/CV17-02036/061118/SHEPHERD$1,219
64July 24, 2018July 3, 201821dSOLIS/CV17-02352/061518/RATHBUN$2,852
65August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/060118/ANTHONY$1,151
66August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/052518/ANTHONY$1,125
67August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/060518/ANTHONY$1,124
68August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/052318/ANTHONY$1,072
69August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/060418/ANTHONY$1,031
70August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/061318/ANTHONY$899
71August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/061218/ANTHONY$685
72August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/060718/ANTHONY$461
73August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/061418/ANTHONY$447
74August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/051718/ANTHONY$433
75August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/053118/ANTHONY$422
76August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/051618/ANTHONY$385
77August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/060618/ANTHONY$382
78August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/051718/ANTHONY$364
79August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/052118/ANTHONY$349
80August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/051618/ANTHONY$343
81August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/051118/ANTHONY$232
82August 22, 2018August 20, 20182dBC478101/GREG/053018/ANTHONY$216
83August 23, 2018July 27, 201827dLANGLEY/CV17-05490/071718/PLOWDEN$5,474
84August 23, 2018August 23, 20180dFRIAS/CV16-4626/121517/BOJORQUEZ$3,150
85August 23, 2018July 31, 201823dCAMPOS/BC645899/071818/COTTI$1,283
86August 23, 2018August 1, 201822dBEEMAN/BC674587/072118/COTTI$101
87August 29, 2018August 16, 201813dSENA/080818/MIERA$2,070
88August 29, 2018August 16, 201813dKIM/100417/BAIRAMIAN$1,920
89August 29, 2018August 16, 201813dKLEIN/032917/LOOMIS$1,845
90August 29, 2018August 16, 201813dKHEEL/031617/LOOMIS$1,845
91August 29, 2018August 16, 201813dKOSHADZE/090817/ROBINSON$1,845
92August 30, 2018August 10, 201820dZATARIAN/080718/SASSOUNIAN$10,122
93August 30, 2018August 18, 201812dCAVE/080718/SASSOUNIAN$1,728
94August 31, 2018August 20, 201811dSTEPHANS/BC620598/081918/FORD$11,625
95August 31, 2018August 6, 201825dWATTS/BC583821/072018/WRIGHT$2,546
96August 31, 2018August 6, 201825dTAVAREZ/BC688737/072018/LEWIS$598
97August 31, 2018August 14, 201817dBELK/BC650655/072018/COTTI$250
98September 7, 2018August 31, 20187dBINGINER/BC604284/040518/MCGUIRE (FY18)$1,500
99September 11, 2018August 27, 201815dHAWKINS/CV16-07818/051818/BRENT$1,600
100September 11, 2018August 21, 201821dTAGMAZYAN/081718/MATIIS$460
101September 18, 2018September 13, 20185dBC626875/EDELMAN/061218/LEWIS$354
102September 21, 2018September 18, 20183dBC595258/RICHMAN/050418/BADALIAN$95
103October 3, 2018August 17, 201847dPEREZ/BC623417/081318/WRIGHT$2,905

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Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), read live and grouped by po_num, which is populated on about 90% of payments. Council files link to the City Clerk's Council File Management System. The City's biggest contracts · The checkbook.