CheckbookBudget line

What has the City spent on Plaintiff Counsel?

$2.4M across 34 payments, November 18, 2020 to April 16, 2026 — 6 purchase orders and 3 vendors, run by Housing.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: PLAINTIFF COUNSEL

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 6 fiscal years across 6 separate purchase orders. A single payment in the register shows none of that — the commitment outlives any one order, and the orders are how it gets renewed.

$2.4MTotal spent
6Purchase orders
3Vendors
87%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2020-21
$278K
FY2021-22
$611K
FY2022-23
$423K
FY2023-24
$208K
FY2024-25
$469K
FY2025-26
$459K

Who was paid

Relman Colfax PLLC$2.1M

22 payments

David Iyalomhe & Assoc. Inc$267K

10 payments

David Iyalomhe & Associates Inc$46K

2 payments

Under which orders

GAENV43CF21161389M$536K

7 payments · November 18, 2020 to November 22, 2021

GAENV43CF22201282Y$446K

6 payments · December 28, 2021 to September 14, 2022

GAENV43CF23201282Y$423K

5 payments · January 4, 2023 to August 18, 2023

GAENV43CF26201282Y$395K

3 payments · January 16, 2026 to April 16, 2026

GAENV43CF25201282Y$308K

6 payments · December 30, 2024 to December 16, 2025

GAENV43CF24201282Y$294K

6 payments · January 4, 2024 to August 7, 2024

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Grouped by account_name, the budget line a payment is booked against — populated on every row, and the most useful field for understanding what a payment actually bought. Back to the checkbook.