Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ETLatest filing: Oct 22, 2026Now: Oct 24, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

Sponsor Check › Person

Cliff Elion

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Dec 11, 2009 → May 27, 2010

1deal (issuers)

$1.16Mreported sold

11investors

4Form D filings

2009–2010years on file

Follow this person Look further ↓PDF

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Cliff Elion is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 4 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Dec 2009 and May 2010: Inspired Instruments, Inc. (Irvine, CA — retailing — 2009–2010; $1.16M reported sold to 11 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Kevin Kent (4 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Cliff. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 6 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 11 records came back, including 2 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

6 cases: 2 open, 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed, 1 judgment

Elion v. Falls Lake National Insurance Company open

District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 5:26-cv-10193 · Filed Jan 20, 2026

Role of Elion: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)

Elion v. Falls Lake National Insurance Company open

District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 5:24-cv-12067 · Filed Aug 7, 2024

Role of Elion: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)

Kennedy v. Elion III Jupiter Reserve, LLC closed

District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 0:16-cv-61140 · Filed May 27, 2016 · Closed May 31, 2016

Role of Elion III Jupiter Reserve, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2016-05-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Kennedy v. Elion III Jupiter Reserve, LLC closed

District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 9:16-cv-80839 · Filed May 27, 2016 · Closed May 27, 2016

Role of Elion III Jupiter Reserve, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2016-05-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Elion, Sr. v. Midland Credit Management, Inc. dismissed

District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:15-cv-01508 · Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Closed May 12, 2015 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of Elion, Sr.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-05-12 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

Carpenters' Pension v. Elion Concrete, Inc. judgment

District Court, D. Maryland · No. 1:99-cv-02139 · Filed Jul 16, 1999 · Closed Sep 27, 1999 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Role of Elion Concrete, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1999-09-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not yet searched. No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

Not yet searched

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — not yet searched.

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Elion & Volhard, P.R., Inc. v. Sainz closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 23-01247 · Filed Nov 22, 2023 · Closed Feb 9, 2024

Role of Elion & Volhard, P.R., Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2024-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. Elion closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 06-06198 · Filed Mar 22, 2006 · Closed Apr 5, 2006

Role of Elion: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-04-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)

Elion Concrete, Inc. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 01-58237 · Filed May 23, 2001 · Closed Oct 24, 2006

Role of Elion Concrete, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)

Elion Concrete, Inc. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 01-57366 · Filed May 8, 2001 · Closed Oct 24, 2006

Role of Elion Concrete, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)

Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation v. Leedham's Inc. Dba John Elion Shoes closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 89-00117 · Filed Aug 28, 1989 · Closed Feb 2, 1990

Role of Leedham's Inc. Dba John Elion Shoes: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1990-02-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (john); court in VA (not a filing state)

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not yet searched. No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
May 27, 2010 D/A Inspired Instruments, Inc. File 021-136845	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Cliff Elion on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Retailing

Inspired Instruments, Inc.

Irvine, CA · Dec 11, 2009 → May 27, 2010 · 4 filings

May 27, 2010 · D/A · $1,163,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 11 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
Mar 26, 2010 · D/A · $715,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 11 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
Jan 29, 2010 · D/A · $545,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 9 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
Dec 11, 2009 · D · $350,000 sold of $750,000 · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.16M from 11 investors (58% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Cliff is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 4 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Cliff 1

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

Person

Kevin Kent

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Cliff Elion. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

Look further

One-tap searches on sites we do not index ourselves, with the name pre-filled (Irvine, CA). Each opens in a new tab; what you find there is not verified by PartnerFacts.

Social and web

LinkedIn people search ↗Instagram ↗X (Twitter) ↗Facebook ↗YouTube ↗Google ↗Google Images ↗Google News ↗Meta Ad Library ↗

Courts

CourtListener / RECAP (federal) ↗PACER case locator (federal, login) ↗California — find the county court ↗Los Angeles Superior Court case search ↗

Securities regulators

SEC EDGAR full-text search ↗SEC action look-up ↗FINRA BrokerCheck ↗SEC IAPD adviser search ↗

Business registries

California Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

Change history

No corrections have been requested for this page.

Every fact links to its public-record source. Plain-English notes next to a fact are our reading of that fact, not a rating. Request a correction · Facts policy

Request a correction

Free. Logged with status: received → under review → fixed / confirmed with source.

Add a response

If this is you or your firm, add a sourced explanation next to any fact. Reviewed before publishing.

Monitor this person

Members get an email when Cliff Elion appears on a new Form D, or when a court case or SEC action is matched to them. See plans →