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What has the City paid Richard T Copeland?
$297K in City payments across 264 checks, from July 24, 2017 to August 24, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: RICHARD T COPELAND
$297KTotal paid
264Payments
$1,124Average payment
FY2024-25Peak full year · $80K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$22K
FY2018-19
$33K
FY2019-20
$10K
FY2020-21
$24K
FY2021-22
$23K
FY2022-23
$34K
FY2023-24
$57K
FY2024-25
$80K
FY2025-26
$13K
FY2026-27 *
$2K
Who pays them
City Attorney$297K
What for
Litigation$297K
264 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $2K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $11K.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | LitigationCity Attorney | 2:25-CV-03662-WLH/WALLACE/062626-062826/HUNTER | $1,706 |
| September 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 21STCV21885/CEJA/042825/BARRON | $1,800 |
| September 8, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 24VECV02713/DELGADO/071725/SAWAF | $1,800 |
| September 8, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV21675/DIAZ/082125/SCHMIDT | $1,800 |
| September 8, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 24STCV15901/BATON/070925/WEISBERG | $1,800 |
| July 24, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV08865/NEELY/022625/VALADEZ | $1,800 |
| July 24, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23VECV03165/CASTILLO/011425/VALADEZ | $1,800 |
| July 14, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV05983/BHAKTA/052925/BARRON | $1,800 |
| June 12, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23-CV-9366/BAYARDO/030325-031725/SHEPHERD | $900 |
| May 12, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 24STCV14501/AHMAD/030325/JUNG | $1,800 |
| May 5, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV28684/PEREZ/031225/DEERLIN | $1,800 |
| May 5, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV10910/JINKS/011525/BARRON | $1,200 |
| April 7, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23VECV04309/WIGFALL/032025/BARRON | $1,800 |
| April 3, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 24STCV02927/OCEGUERA/032525/QUINONES | $1,500 |
| April 3, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV01939/GONZALEZ/021025/TICAS | $1,200 |
| March 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV08534/GONZALEZ/021225/WEISBERG | $1,800 |
| March 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 19STCV44277/DIRDEN/012425/FORD | $1,800 |
| March 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 21STCV45886/MARTINEZ/021825/QUINONES | $1,800 |
| March 10, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV00617/WARE/013125/KAHRAMANIAN | $1,800 |
| March 10, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV19241/ARAKISIAN/112024/THAMM | $1,500 |
| March 10, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23CHCV02588/VELASQUEZ/122024/KAHRAMANIAN | $1,500 |
| February 24, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 24-CV-4701/ORCUTT/122024/WARREN | $750 |
| February 12, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23VECV04221/KAZARIAN/121124/WEISBERG | $1,500 |
| January 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 23STCV07421/GONZALEZ/092524/THAMM | $1,500 |
| January 17, 2025 | LitigationCity Attorney | 22STCV01537/SHEPPARD/080924/KAHRAMANIAN | $1,500 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.