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David Carls

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Jan 6, 2012 → Mar 16, 2012

1deal (issuers)
$1.36Mreported sold
39investors
2Form D filings
2012year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:25 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

David Carls is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jan 2012 and Mar 2012: ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC (Arenzville, IL — commercial banking — 2012; $1.36M reported sold to 39 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2012. 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 Don Wessler (2 shared filings), Gerald E Beard (2 shared filings), Kai Schnitker (2 shared filings), Karla Hart Weldon (2 shared filings), Lee Burrus (2 shared filings) and 3 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 court cases matching the name, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 12 records came back, including 1 court case 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.

We compared 2 public filings for David Carls and found 2 differences: Offering amount changed between filings; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for David Carls has not run yet — it is joining a line of 8,854 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

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

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

Carls v. Jayco RV, Inc. open
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:24-cv-02021 · Filed Nov 6, 2024
Role of Carls: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
VD PATEL FAMILY COMPANY LLC v. COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLS closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. · Filed Oct 26, 2016 · Closed Feb 3, 2017 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLS: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2017-02-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Transfer to another district Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); different first name (by); court in TX (not a filing state)
Carls v. Law Office of Joe Pezzuto LLC dismissed
District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:14-cv-01930 · Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Closed Nov 24, 2014 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 47:227 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Role of Carls: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-11-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AZ (not a filing state)
Perez v. Carls Furniture, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:08-cv-21145 · Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Closed Jun 2, 2008 · Nature of suit: 450 Interstate commerce
Role of Carls Furniture, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2008-06-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (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 State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:25 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 covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). 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

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

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. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched David Carls..

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 are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Lewis v. Equity Trust Company Custodian fbo Gary R. Carls I closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 18-01068 · Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Closed Oct 3, 2019
Role of Equity Trust Company Custodian fbo Gary R. Carls I: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2019-10-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); different first name (gary); court in CO (not a filing state)
David Ray Carls closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 10-22778 · Filed May 24, 2010 · Closed Jul 27, 2011
Role of David Ray Carls: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); different first name (ray); court in CO (not a filing state)
DAVID CARLS GARDNER and PAULETTE BERTHA GARDNER closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:07-bk-01519 · Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Closed Mar 30, 2016
Role of DAVID CARLS GARDNER and PAULETTE BERTHA GARDNER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-03-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); first name matches; court in AR (not a filing state)
Carls Collision Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 04-34982 · Filed Nov 29, 2004 · Closed May 16, 2005
Role of Carls Collision Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Sun HealthCAre Group, Inc. and any and all d v. Carls Milk Delivery closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 01-07170 · Filed Oct 6, 2001 · Closed Dec 30, 2002
Role of Carls Milk Delivery: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2002-12-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
Carls for Men & Boys Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-98-23861 · Filed Oct 5, 1998 · Closed Mar 31, 2009
Role of Carls for Men & Boys Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
James Carls Marshall and Sonja Elizabeth Marshall closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:98-bk-60101 · Filed Jan 27, 1998 · Closed Jan 21, 1999
Role of James Carls Marshall and Sonja Elizabeth Marshall: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-01-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); different first name (james); court in AR (not a filing state)
David E Carls closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:97-bk-15386 · Filed Apr 18, 1997 · Closed Sep 11, 1997
Role of David E Carls: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 29 federal dockets); first name matches; court in CA (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 covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:25 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 covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). 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

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

2 differences found between the filings for David Carls (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jan 6, 2012 – Mar 16, 2012

Offering amount changed between filings — ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC

The Jan 6, 2012 filing says $997,500 offered; the Mar 16, 2012 Form D/A says $1,406,580.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Mar 9, 2012 – Mar 16, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC (latest filing Mar 16, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 16, 2012 (first sale Mar 9, 2012). It reports $1,364,580 sold of $1,406,580 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

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 commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 16, 2012 D/A
ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC
File 021-171362
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 David Carls on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial Banking

ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC

Arenzville, IL · Jan 6, 2012 → Mar 16, 2012 · 2 filings
  • Mar 16, 2012 · D/A · $1,364,580 sold of $1,406,580 · 39 investors · min. $25,200 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 6, 2012 · D · $0 sold of $997,500 · 0 investors · min. $25,200 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.36M from 39 investors (97% of the $1.41M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

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 David 8

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

DW
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Person

Don Wessler

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

LB
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Person

Lee Burrus

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

SG
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Person

Steve Ginder

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

NH
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Person

Neal Hart

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
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Person

Kai Schnitker

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

TB
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Person

Todd Burrus

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

GB
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Person

Gerald E Beard

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

KW
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Person

Karla Hart Weldon

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as David Carls. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to David Carls by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers David Carls is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ARENZVILLE BANCORP INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #344,041 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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