Office Digital Solutaions Plus v. LA Unif. School Dist. CA2/2

FACTS

In June 2011, a school principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Martin Sandoval, sought urgently needed photocopy machines for Miramonte Elementary School. At Sandoval’s request, ODSP presented a proposal to supply copiers. Sandoval declared that ODSP owner Greg Prescott said that the company “could provide equipment, and that they were approved LAUSD vendors.” Prescott denied that Sandoval asked whether ODSP was an approved LAUSD vendor. Prescott met with Miramonte’s Title I Coordinator, Guadalupe Castillo, who assured him that “she was responsible for getting the funding” for the copiers, and had funding approval. He added, “I felt confident that they had budget approval. She made [it] perfectly clear that she had money and she was responsible. That was all taken care of, didn’t have to worry about it.” Castillo told Prescott that the school was in a hurry to get the copiers. Castillo declared that she asked if ODSP was an approved vendor, and Prescott answered “yes.” Prescott denied that any personnel at Miramonte asked if ODSP was an approved equipment vendor. LAUSD maintains a list of approved vendors. ODSP was a vendor authorized to provide…