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James Arnal

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · OR · Nov 16, 2010 → Nov 16, 2010

1deal (issuers)
$45Kreported sold
2investors
1Form D filing
2010year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Arnal is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Nov 2010: Portland Publications, Inc. (Portland, OR — industry reported as "Other" — 2010; $45K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Nov 2010. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

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) — 4 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 9 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 James Arnal and found 3 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal; 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 James Arnal has not run yet — it is joining a line of 25,498 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

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

Arnal v. A'VIANDS, LLC closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 0:23-cv-60573 · Filed Mar 23, 2023 · Closed Sep 22, 2023
Role of Arnal: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Ramirez Arnal v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services closed
District Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 1:21-cv-01172 · Filed Oct 18, 2021 · Closed Nov 30, 2021 · Nature of suit: 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision · Cause: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act
Role of Ramirez Arnal: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-11-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (ramirez); court in VA (not a filing state)
Newcastle Realty LLC v. Arnal dismissed
District Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:04-cv-00539 · Filed Oct 8, 2004 · Closed May 21, 2007 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Arnal: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2007-05-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AZ (not a filing state)
Arnal v. Unisys Corporation dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:95-cv-07370 · Filed Oct 27, 1995 · Closed Apr 8, 1996 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Arnal: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1996-04-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (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, 2:22 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 James Arnal..

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

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

Robert Arnal Duncan closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:19-bk-07123 · Filed Jul 29, 2019 · Closed Oct 30, 2019
Role of Robert Arnal Duncan: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-10-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in FL (not a filing state)
JEFFREY SCOTT BROWN and CRYSTAL LYNN ARNAL BROWN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:11-bk-04044 · Filed Apr 20, 2011 · Closed Aug 17, 2011
Role of JEFFREY SCOTT BROWN and CRYSTAL LYNN ARNAL BROWN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-08-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (lynn); court in TN (not a filing state)
JOSE RUBEN ARNAL MALDONADO and CARMEN DELIA SANTIAGO RIVERA closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · No. 01-06530 · Filed Jun 6, 2001 · Closed Aug 24, 2006
Role of JOSE RUBEN ARNAL MALDONADO and CARMEN DELIA SANTIAGO RIVERA: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (ruben); court in PR (not a filing state)
JOSE RUBEN ARNAL MALDONADO and CARMEN DELIA SANTIAGO RIVERA closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · No. 00-14113 · Filed Dec 11, 2000 · Closed Jun 22, 2001
Role of JOSE RUBEN ARNAL MALDONADO and CARMEN DELIA SANTIAGO RIVERA: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-06-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (ruben); court in PR (not a filing state)
James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · No. 96-10183 · Filed Jan 16, 1996 · Closed Apr 24, 1996
Role of James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NM (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, 2:22 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

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

Worth asking · Jan 16, 1996 – Apr 24, 1996

Bankruptcy case: James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal — filed Jan 16, 1996

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico docket "James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal" filed Jan 16, 1996, closed Apr 24, 1996. James Arnal is listed as Debtor ("James M. Arnal and Paige A. Arnal"). Our match estimate: 50%.

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
Note · Oct 27, 1995 – Mar 23, 2023

3 court cases name James Arnal — 1 as defendant

By role: plaintiff in 2, defendant in 1. Newest: "Arnal v. A'VIANDS, LLC" (District Court, S.D. Florida, Mar 23, 2023); "Newcastle Realty LLC v. Arnal" (District Court, D. Arizona, Oct 8, 2004); "Arnal v. Unisys Corporation" (District Court, C.D. California, Oct 27, 1995). 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 · Oct 23, 2010 – Nov 16, 2010

Form D filed 24 days after the first sale — Portland Publications, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Oct 23, 2010. The Form D was filed Nov 16, 2010 — 24 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 9 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

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
Nov 16, 2010 D
Portland Publications, Inc.
File 021-150552
$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 James Arnal on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Portland Publications, Inc.

Portland, OR · Nov 16, 2010
  • Nov 16, 2010 · D · $45,000 sold of $45,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $45K from 2 investors (100% of the $45K target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, director, promoter.

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 James 0

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

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

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 James Arnal 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 James Arnal is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Portland Publications, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #357,086 of 374,652 in line (1,289 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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