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Douglas Tapley

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Oct 19, 2009 → Oct 19, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$950Kreported sold
1investors
1Form D filing
2009year 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

Douglas Tapley is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Oct 2009: RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP (Cypress, CA — restaurants — 2009; $950K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Oct 2009. 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 Anatoly Bushler (1 shared filing), Craig Miller (1 shared filing), Evan Geller (1 shared filing), Jeff Campbell (1 shared filing), Michael Linn (1 shared filing) and 2 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Douglas. 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) — 12 court cases matching the name, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 18 records came back, including 3 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.

We compared 1 public filing for Douglas Tapley and found 1 difference: Bankruptcy case: Chase Bank Usa v. Tapley.

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 Douglas Tapley has not run yet — it is joining a line of 25,585 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

12 cases: 3 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed

TAPLEY v. PFIZER INC open
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 3:25-cv-01352 · Filed Aug 14, 2025
Role of TAPLEY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Tapley v. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 3:23-cv-15328 · Filed Feb 27, 2023 · Closed Feb 27, 2023
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Tapley v. JUUL Labs, Inc. closed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 3:22-cv-08573 · Filed Dec 13, 2022 · Closed Aug 28, 2024
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-08-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
TAPLEY v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 3:21-cv-04097 · Filed Mar 4, 2021
Role of TAPLEY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1 v. TAPLEY closed
District Court, D. Maine · No. 2:20-cv-00074 · Filed Mar 3, 2020 · Closed Mar 15, 2021 · Nature of suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of TAPLEY: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2021-03-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Statistical closing Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in ME (not a filing state)
TAPLEY v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC. open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 3:17-cv-07211 · Filed Sep 18, 2017 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of TAPLEY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Tapley v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 5:17-cv-00042 · Filed Feb 22, 2017 · Closed Feb 27, 2018
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2018-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Tapley v. National Credit Adjusters, L.L.C. dismissed
District Court, D. Colorado · No. 1:11-cv-02912 · Filed Nov 8, 2011 · Closed Jul 25, 2012 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-07-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CO (not a filing state)
Tapley v. Diversified Collections Services, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 3:10-cv-00913 · Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Closed Jul 1, 2010 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2010-07-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Tapley v. Trans Union, LLC closed
District Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 3:06-cv-00441 · Filed May 16, 2006 · Closed Oct 17, 2007 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2007-10-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AL (not a filing state)
Kathleen Tapley v. William A Halter closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 5:01-cv-00099 · Filed Feb 8, 2001 · Closed May 7, 2002 · Nature of suit: 863 D.I.W.C. / D.I.W.W.
Role of Kathleen Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2002-05-07 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to U.S. agency Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); different first name (kathleen); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Tapley v. Unum Life Ins. Co. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 3:97-cv-00607 · Filed Apr 18, 1997 · Closed Sep 12, 1997 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Tapley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1997-09-12 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AL (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, 2:20 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 Douglas Tapley..

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

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. Tapley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 08-04047 · Filed Sep 21, 2008 · Closed Nov 10, 2009
Role of Tapley: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2009-11-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Douglas P. Tapley and Wendy T. Tapley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 07-10726 · Filed Sep 7, 2007 · Closed Jan 7, 2008
Role of Douglas P. Tapley and Wendy T. Tapley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-01-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); first name matches; court in ME (not a filing state)
Chase Bank Usa v. Tapley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:05-ap-01385 · Filed Aug 24, 2005 · Closed Oct 5, 2006
Role of Tapley: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-10-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Tapley Farms Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 04-50745 · Filed Jun 22, 2004 · Closed Mar 4, 2005
Role of Tapley Farms Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
The Tapley Group, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 03-43164 · Filed Jul 8, 2003 · Closed Oct 27, 2004
Role of The Tapley Group, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Idabel National Bank v. Tapley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Oklahoma · No. 00-07041 · Filed Apr 6, 2000 · Closed Nov 7, 2000
Role of Tapley: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2000-11-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 45 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OK (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, 2:20 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

1 difference found between the filings for Douglas Tapley (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 24, 2005 – Oct 5, 2006

Bankruptcy case: Chase Bank Usa v. Tapley — filed Aug 24, 2005

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Chase Bank Usa v. Tapley" filed Aug 24, 2005, closed Oct 5, 2006. Douglas Tapley is listed as Defendant ("Tapley"). Our match estimate: 43%.

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
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
Oct 19, 2009 D/A
RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP
File 021-96422
$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 Douglas Tapley on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Restaurants

RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP

Cypress, CA · Oct 19, 2009
  • Oct 19, 2009 · D/A · $949,903 sold of $949,903 · 1 investors · min. $50 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $950K from 1 investor (100% of the $950K target) as of the latest filing. Douglas is listed as 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 Douglas 7

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

JC
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Jeff Campbell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

EG
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Person

Evan Geller

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

AB
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Person

Anatoly Bushler

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

ST
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Person

Steven Tanner

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

RR
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Person

Richard Rivera

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

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

CM
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Person

Craig Miller

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Douglas Tapley. Their page shows their other deals.

ML
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Person

Michael Linn

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 21 other issuers

Michael Linn is on 22 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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 Douglas Tapley 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 Douglas Tapley is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #367,305 of 374,652 in line (1,298 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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