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Don Cler

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Mar 3, 2010 → Mar 3, 2010

1deal (issuers)
$300Kreported sold
1investors
1Form D filing
2010year on file

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: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Don Cler is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2010: Villa Grove Bancshares, Inc. (Villa Grove, IL — commercial banking — 2010; $300K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2010. 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 Cyrus Nichols (1 shared filing), H. Jeffrey McCown (1 shared filing), John Schweighart (1 shared filing) and Roger Schweighart (1 shared filing).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 11 court cases matching the name, 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 14 records came back. 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 1 public filing for Don Cler and found 4 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Cler Construction Services Inc; Bankruptcy case: Cler Inc; and more below.

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 Don Cler has not run yet — it is joining a line of 28,456 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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

11 cases: 5 dismissed, 6 judgment

Serio v. Cler, Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:03-cv-07608 · Filed Oct 28, 2003 · Closed Oct 10, 2006 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Role of Cler, Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2006-10-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (inc); court in the person's filing state (IL)
Dugan v. Cler Constr Svc Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:03-cv-06104 · Filed Aug 29, 2003 · Closed Oct 28, 2003 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Constr Svc Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2003-10-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Dugan v. Cler Constr Svc Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:03-cv-03827 · Filed Jun 4, 2003 · Closed Sep 2, 2003 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Constr Svc Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2003-09-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
US F&G Ins Co v. Cler Constr Svc Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:03-cv-01405 · Filed Feb 25, 2003 · Closed Oct 31, 2003 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Role of Cler Constr Svc Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2003-10-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Dugan v. Cler Const Svc Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:01-cv-02283 · Filed Apr 2, 2001 · Closed Jan 3, 2002 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Const Svc Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2002-01-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Dugan v. Cler Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:98-cv-07352 · Filed Nov 17, 1998 · Closed Dec 21, 1998 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1998-12-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Central Lab PenFd v. Cler Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:98-cv-05202 · Filed Aug 21, 1998 · Closed Jun 23, 1999 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1999-06-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Dugan v. Cler Inc judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:98-cv-05080 · Filed Aug 17, 1998 · Closed Dec 30, 1998 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1998-12-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Laborers Health WFd v. Cler Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:97-cv-06280 · Filed Sep 5, 1997 · Closed Oct 29, 1997 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1997-10-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Chgo Carp PenFd v. Cler Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:97-cv-04469 · Filed Jun 23, 1997 · Closed Jan 21, 1998 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1998-01-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Chgo Carp PenFd v. Cler Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:97-cv-01310 · Filed Feb 25, 1997 · Closed May 22, 1997 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Cler Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1997-05-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
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, 2:20 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 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: VA (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 Don Cler..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

3 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Cler Construction Services Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 05-11663 · Filed Mar 30, 2005 · Closed Jan 24, 2006
Role of Cler Construction Services Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
House2home, Inc., Reorganized v. Cler'et, Inc. A/k/a Cleret, In closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:03-ap-02687 · Filed Nov 6, 2003 · Closed Jul 23, 2004
Role of Cler'et, Inc. A/k/a Cleret, In: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Cler Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 97-29123 · Filed Sep 23, 1997 · Closed Feb 18, 1998
Role of Cler Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-02-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IL)
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, 2:20 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 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

4 differences found between the filings for Don Cler — 3 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 30, 2005 – Jan 24, 2006

Bankruptcy case: Cler Construction Services Inc — filed Mar 30, 2005

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois docket "Cler Construction Services Inc" filed Mar 30, 2005, closed Jan 24, 2006. Don Cler is listed as Debtor ("Cler Construction Services Inc"). Our match estimate: 65%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Worth asking · Sep 23, 1997 – Feb 18, 1998

Bankruptcy case: Cler Inc — filed Sep 23, 1997

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois docket "Cler Inc" filed Sep 23, 1997, closed Feb 18, 1998. Don Cler is listed as Debtor ("Cler Inc"). Our match estimate: 65%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Worth asking · Feb 25, 1997 – Aug 29, 2003

10 court cases name Don Cler — 10 as defendant

By role: defendant in 10. Newest: "Dugan v. Cler Constr Svc Inc" (District Court, N.D. Illinois, Aug 29, 2003); "Dugan v. Cler Constr Svc Inc" (District Court, N.D. Illinois, Jun 4, 2003); "US F&G Ins Co v. Cler Constr Svc Inc" (District Court, N.D. Illinois, Feb 25, 2003). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.

What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.

Sources
Note · Mar 2, 2010 – Mar 3, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Villa Grove Bancshares, Inc. (latest filing Mar 3, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 3, 2010 (first sale Mar 2, 2010). It reports $300,000 sold of $500,000 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 3, 2010 D
Villa Grove Bancshares, Inc.
File 021-139199
$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 Don Cler on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial Banking

Villa Grove Bancshares, Inc.

Villa Grove, IL · Mar 3, 2010
  • Mar 3, 2010 · D · $300,000 sold of $500,000 · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $300K from 1 investor (60% of the $500K target) as of the latest filing. Don is listed as executive officer, director.

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 Don 4

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

HM
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Person

H. Jeffrey McCown

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Cler. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Roger Schweighart

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Cler. Their page shows their other deals.

CN
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Person

Cyrus Nichols

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Cler. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
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Person

John Schweighart

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Cler. 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 Don Cler 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 Don Cler is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Villa Grove Bancshares, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #363,820 of 374,652 in line (1,346 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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