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What has the City paid on purchase order GAEAE12AE26001005M?

$294K paid to 20 different vendors (the largest, Paragon Forensics LLC, received $48.8K) across 113 payments from January 15, 2026 to September 8, 2026, charged to City Attorney / Litigation.

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

20 different vendors draw against this purchase order, so the $294K 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.

Order description, as published:

VARIOUS ENGINEERING

Approval records

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

Order dated December 31, 2025.

Paid from

General Fund

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

Department: City Attorney

Paid to

Paragon Forensics LLC$49K · 19 payments
Guidance Engineering and$31K · 17 payments
Grover-Hollingsworth and Associates Inc$30K · 9 payments
Dynamic Motion Inc$27K · 3 payments
Rock E Miller$24K · 15 payments
Strategic Property Analytics Inc$24K · 1 payment
Justitia Consulting Inc$19K · 10 payments
Arun Ross$11K · 2 payments
Evergreen Arborists Consultants$11K · 3 payments
Stivers & Associates Inc$11K · 2 payments
Network Deposition Services Inc$9K · 8 payments
Adjudicate, Inc.$8K · 1 payment
Gallagher Engineering &$8K · 6 payments
Semper Scientific Inc$7K · 7 payments
Duo Rotae LLC$7K · 3 payments
Summers Murphy & Partners Inc$7K · 1 payment
Explico Inc$6K · 3 payments
Broadus & Associates$5K · 1 payment
Harvey a Goodman Civil Engineering$3K · 1 payment
Geosite Engineering Inc$1K · 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
1January 15, 2026January 9, 20266d24STCV21926/MARCHESE/080825/H LEWIS$2,160
2January 15, 2026January 9, 20266d25SMCV02024/SIADATIAN/080825/H LEWIS$1,364
3January 15, 2026January 9, 20266d25SMCV00495/OGRON-GONZALEZ/090125/H LEWIS$1,323
4January 15, 2026January 9, 20266d25SMCV00495/OGRON-GONZALEZ/110525/H LEWIS$275
5January 15, 2026January 9, 20266d23SMCV02362/FORTSCHNEIDER/080625/H LEWIS$80
6January 16, 2026January 16, 20260d20STCV22944/CULOTTI/072525/PJ SHEMTOOB$750
7January 16, 2026January 16, 20260d20STCV22944/CULOTTI/072525/PJ SHEMTOOB$344
8January 26, 2026January 23, 20263d22STCV198668/CARTER/071625/F KHADEM$3,785
9January 28, 2026January 23, 20265d23STCV28392/ROBBINS/073025/F KHADEM$165
10February 19, 2026February 19, 20260d20SMCV00104/WHALEN/092425/J MINOR$23,509
11March 4, 2026March 3, 20261d23VECV04538/ASSODOURIAN/121825/R STEPANYAN$4,500
12March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d23STCV18644/PEREZ/103125/P THAMM$2,033
13March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d23SMCV02604/BROWN/093025/C SCHMIDT$1,838
14March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d21STCV37861/CRUZ/093025/V VALADEZ$1,690
15March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d23SMCV02604/BROWN/083125/C SCHMIDT$1,538
16March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d21STCV37861/CRUZ/121925/V VALADEZ$1,373
17March 18, 2026March 13, 20265d22STCV17512/WALKER/083125/J QUINONES$1,105
18March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d22STCV06991/FUENTES/093025/S MCGUIRE$978
19March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d22STCV06991/FUENTES/103125/S MCGUIRE$325
20March 18, 2026March 17, 20261d22STCV06414/WHITE/093025/P THAMM$85
21April 16, 2026April 13, 20263d22STCV10204/SAVISS/090326/Z KATOR$2,660
22April 23, 2026March 28, 202626d24STCV1230/HERNANDEZ/03012026/S MCGUIRE$875
23April 23, 2026April 3, 202620d24STCV23818/S SERRANO/03012026/T DAY$750
24April 30, 2026April 17, 202613d23STCV11072/WONG, GENEVIEVE/013026/Z KATOR$6,850
25April 30, 2026April 17, 202613d20STCV47080/BEKEREDJIAN/122625/Z KATOR$6,214
26April 30, 2026April 17, 202613d23STCV11072/WONG, GENEVIEVE/022726/Z KATOR$3,207
27April 30, 2026April 17, 202613d20STCV22944/CULOTTI/103125/P SHEMTOOB$1,938
28April 30, 2026April 17, 202613d23STCV11072/WONG,GENEVIEVE/122625/Z KATOR$210
29May 14, 2026May 11, 20263d22STCV10204/SAVISS/111925/Z KATOR$1,080
30May 14, 2026May 13, 20261d25SMCV00495/OGRON-GONZALEZ/110525/H LEWIS$845
31May 14, 2026May 13, 20261d25SMCV02024/SIADATIAN/020126/H LEWIS$704
32July 17, 2026June 23, 202624d23STCV11072/WONG/042726/Z KATOR$5,850
33July 17, 2026July 14, 20263d24STCV26993/FOROUZAN/021926/C SCHMIDT$4,875
34July 21, 2026July 8, 202613d24STCV08839/LOPEZ-RODRIGUEZ/041626/J HERNANDEZ$26,785
35July 23, 2026July 17, 20266d24STCV23818/S SERRANO/050126/T DAY$2,750
36July 23, 2026July 17, 20266d24STCV23818/S SERRANO/040126/T DAY$1,000
37July 23, 2026July 17, 20266d24STCV1230/HERNANDEZ/050126/S MCGUIRE$276
38August 13, 2026August 12, 20261d20STCV22944/CULOTTI/052926/P SHEMTOOB$9,563
39August 13, 2026August 12, 20261d20STCV22944/CULOTTI/042426/P SHEMTOOB$500
40August 25, 2026August 4, 202621d22STCV17512/WALKER/050626/J QUINONES$13,909
41August 25, 2026August 25, 20260d24STCV13376/M ESCOBAR/052626/L DISHCHYAN$9,100
42August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d22STCV17512/WALKER/041726/J QUINONES$8,948
43August 25, 2026August 13, 202612dA26-01749/WINNETKA TREE INC/012126/K WOODWARD$6,589
44August 25, 2026August 4, 202621d22STCV17512/WALKER/052626/J QUINONES$4,000
45August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d24CHCV02152/KEENAN/033126/V VALADEZ$3,438
46August 25, 2026August 12, 202613d22BBCV00730/ANAIT BASMADZHYAN/010626/J HERNANDEZ$2,376
47August 25, 2026August 12, 202613d24STCV08839/V RODRIGUEZ/112625/J HERNANDEZ$1,980
48August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d23STCV19743/LIPKIN/103125/V VALADEZ$1,788
49August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d24CHCV02152/KEENAN/033126/V VALADEZ$1,750
50August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d23STCV19743/LIPKIN/113025/V VALADEZ$1,723
51August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/022826/D WEISBERG$1,045
52August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d24STCV12966/BRAN/113025/V VALADEZ$894
53August 25, 2026August 18, 20267d24STCV12966/BRAN/02282026/V VALADEZ$380
54August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV25-02884/GROOMES/020126/E COHEN$4,425
55August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV25-03525/DEAN/030126/S TASLAKIAN$4,425
56August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-7788/LUA/030126/TY FORD$3,750
57August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-7788/LUA/040126/TY FORD$2,025
58August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV20-07439/DOUGLAS/010126/S SHEPHERD$1,263
59August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-3265/RASEY-SMITH/020126/TY FORD$963
60August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-10654/MITCHELL/020126/S SHEPHERD$913
61August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-10654/MITCHELL/030126/S SHEPHERD$450
62August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV25-03525/DEAN/040126/S TASLAKIAN$338
63August 27, 2026August 21, 20266dCV24-07728/MORELAND/020126/R HUNTER$225
64August 31, 2026August 18, 202613d24STCV1230/MARADIAGA/070226/S MCGUIRE$1,875
65September 1, 2026August 27, 20265d23STCV19911/022326/M ZUCKERMAN$3,976
66September 1, 2026August 27, 20265d23STCV19911/042826/M ZUCKERMAN$1,328
67September 1, 2026August 27, 20265d23STCV19911/022326/M ZUCKERMAN$631
68September 3, 2026August 26, 20268d24STCV19493/LILE/062626/WOODWARD$8,400
69September 3, 2026September 1, 20262d24STCP04080/STOP LAPD SPYING/110125/CARLOS DE LA GUERRA$6,650
70September 3, 2026September 1, 20262d23STCV31457/BRIAN GRANT WOOD/103025/O BONA$6,525
71September 3, 2026August 15, 202619d24STCV30456/GOMEZ/060426/A ARJANG$4,858
72September 3, 2026September 1, 20262d24STCP04080/STOP LAPD SPYING/010126/CARLOS DE LA GUERRA$4,750
73September 3, 2026August 17, 202617d24STCV29070/DAVIS/070226/D GOVARGIZ$4,503
74September 3, 2026August 31, 20263d24STCV06344/SOLIS/030526/T DAY$3,045
75September 3, 2026August 31, 20263d25STCV02929/LEYVA/10162025/C SCHMIDT$2,455
76September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/042826/WEISBERG$1,538
77September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/042926/WEISBERG$1,250
78September 3, 2026August 14, 202620d25LBCV01251/CHAVEZ/051426/C SALZMAN$1,208
79September 3, 2026August 31, 20263d23STCV29134/VASQUEZ/041726/P THAMM$1,170
80September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/050526/WEISBERG$1,160
81September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/050426/WEISBERG$1,160
82September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/050126/WEISBERG$1,150
83September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/050626/WEISBERG$1,150
84September 3, 2026August 17, 202617d23CHCV00791/GABRIELA/062926/BONA$805
85September 3, 2026August 15, 202619d23STCV11190/GIBBONS/070126/S SAWAF$688
86September 3, 2026August 13, 202621d21STCV20106/TOWNSEND/042726/WEISBERG$500
87September 3, 2026August 17, 202617d25VECV05402/ZENDEJAS/070226/D GOVARGIZ$380
88September 3, 2026August 17, 202617d23STCV14450/BLANDING/070226/D GOVARGIZ$378
89September 3, 2026August 17, 202617d25NNCV01307/MOVISYAN/070226/D GOVARGIZ$365
90September 3, 2026August 14, 202620d23STCV05876/MIRMAN/070126/M ZUCKERMAN$45
91September 3, 2026August 14, 202620d23STCV10515/AVANESI/070126/S SAWAF$30
92September 3, 2026August 15, 202619d22STCV16049/GOUCH-ONASSIS/07126/S SAWAF$30
93September 4, 2026August 15, 202620d22STCV28535/CHAVARRIA/053126/WEISBERG$4,838
94September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d25LBCV02307/LISPEY/070226/ARJANG$1,968
95September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d22STCV28535/CHAVARRIA/063026/WEISBERG$1,800
96September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d22SMCV02079/JARVIS/063026/QUINONES$1,688
97September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d24STCV06011/BRUMONSCHENKEL/070226/ARJANG$1,425
98September 4, 2026August 18, 202617d23STCV22853/MCTEARNEN/063026/HERNANDEZ$1,148
99September 4, 2026August 18, 202617d24VECV03456/KOCHLANI/070126/BONA$770
100September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d25STCV27218/LEONAS/070226/ARJANG$740
101September 4, 2026August 18, 202617d24VECV05632/KARAMIFAR/073126/LEWIS$608
102September 4, 2026August 18, 202617d23STCV16599/ANTANYAN/070126/BONA$565
103September 4, 2026August 17, 202618d24STCV30456/GOMEZ/070226/ARJANG$65
104September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d23STCV05876/MIRMAN/053126/ZUCKERMAN$3,915
105September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d24VECV05632/KARAMIFAR/043026/LEWIS$2,768
106September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d23STCV22853/MCTEARNEN/043026/HERNANDEZ$1,800
107September 8, 2026September 30, 2026—25STCV07365/CAFFERY-RUSSELL/043026/DAY$1,148
108September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d24STCV19768/MARTINEZ/043026/DAY$1,125
109September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d24SMCV05421/BEACH/033126/COTTI$1,058
110September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d25STCV11678/YE/043026/DAY$900
111September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d25STCV16839/DOMINGUEZ/040126/DAY$630
112September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d24STCV12533/CASILLAS/042026/DAY$405
113September 8, 2026September 3, 20265d22SMCV02079/JARVIS/113025/QUINONES$45

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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.