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James L. Gilbert

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Aug 26, 2011 → Aug 26, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$13.5Mreported sold
1investors
2Form D filings
2011year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:02 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James L. Gilbert is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer in Aug 2011: Oak Valley Bancorp (Oakdale, CA — commercial banking — 2011; $13.5M reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Aug 2011. 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 Christopher M Courtney (2 shared filings), Danny Titus (2 shared filings), Don Barton (2 shared filings), Michael Q Jones (2 shared filings), Richard A McCarty (2 shared filings) and 4 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around James. 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) — 2 court cases matching the name, 7 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 2 public filings for James L. Gilbert and found 6 differences: 7 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (A1) is a separate record; 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 L. Gilbert 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

2 cases: 2 dismissed

James Gilbert v. American Express dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:07-cv-02235 · Filed Apr 4, 2007 · Closed Dec 12, 2007 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of James Gilbert: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2007-12-12 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
James D Gilbert v. United States dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:98-cv-00816 · Filed Feb 3, 1998 · Closed Feb 19, 1998 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of James D Gilbert: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-02-19 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
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, 3:02 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 L. Gilbert..

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

7 cases: 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:11-bk-54782 · Filed Oct 27, 2011 · Closed Jan 9, 2012
Role of James Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-01-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
James Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:10-bk-63415 · Filed Dec 15, 2010 · Closed Mar 22, 2011
Role of James Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
James A. Gilbert and Marilyn J. Hernandez closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 10-42145 · Filed Aug 20, 2010 · Closed Jan 6, 2011
Role of James A. Gilbert and Marilyn J. Hernandez: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-01-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
James W. Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 99-35907 · Filed Dec 7, 1999 · Closed May 23, 2000
Role of James W. Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-05-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
James B. Gilbert and Carol Ann Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 97-06815 · Filed May 7, 1997 · Closed Aug 29, 1997
Role of James B. Gilbert and Carol Ann Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
James Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 96-04382 · Filed Apr 1, 1996 · Closed Sep 23, 1996
Role of James Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
James Gilbert and Marilyn Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:89-bk-23271 · Filed Oct 23, 1989 · Closed Mar 20, 1990
Role of James Gilbert and Marilyn Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-03-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 385 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
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, 3:02 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

6 differences found between the filings for James L. Gilbert (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 9, 1999 – Mar 14, 2023

7 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: LB/L-SunCal Oak Valley LLC — filed Nov 12, 2008 · Bankruptcy case: Danny Titus — filed Jan 7, 2016 · Bankruptcy case: Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. v. Oak Valley Partners, L.P. — filed Oct 18, 2011 · Bankruptcy case: Oak Valley Community Bank v. Jones — filed Jul 11, 2002 · Bankruptcy case: Oak Valley Community Bank v. Newman — filed Jul 9, 1999 · and 2 more

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.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗Oak Valley Bancorp — PartnerFacts page ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California ↗Danny Titus — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 6, 2023 – Mar 1, 2023

Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (A1) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "James Gilbert" with address state A1, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Calisto Cobre Resources Corp. (Mar 1, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011; the other runs Jan 6, 2023 to Mar 1, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

James Gilbert (A1) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 1, 2023 ↗Calisto Cobre Resources Corp. — PartnerFacts page ↗James L. Gilbert (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 18, 2021 – Feb 14, 2023

Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (OH) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "James Gilbert" with address state OH, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Society Brands, Inc. (Feb 14, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011; the other runs Nov 18, 2021 to Feb 14, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

James Gilbert (OH) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 14, 2023 ↗Society Brands, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗James L. Gilbert (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · May 20, 2019 – Nov 22, 2021

Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (X0) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "James Gilbert" with address state X0, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by Aspect UCITS Funds PLC - Aspect Diversified Trends Fund (Nov 22, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011; the other runs May 20, 2019 to Nov 22, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

James Gilbert (X0) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Nov 22, 2021 ↗Aspect UCITS Funds PLC - Aspect Diversified Trends Fund — PartnerFacts page ↗James L. Gilbert (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 22, 2013 – Oct 1, 2018

Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "James Gilbert" with address state MA, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. (Oct 1, 2018). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011; the other runs Feb 22, 2013 to Oct 1, 2018.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

James Gilbert (MA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Oct 1, 2018 ↗KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗James L. Gilbert (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 30, 2010

Same name, different state: "James Gilbert" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "James Gilbert" with address state VA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Apoquindo Minerals Inc (Mar 30, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011; the other has one filing dated Mar 30, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

James Gilbert (VA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 30, 2010 ↗Apoquindo Minerals Inc — PartnerFacts page ↗James L. Gilbert (CA) — this page ↗
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 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 26, 2011 D
Oak Valley Bancorp
File 021-164982
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 26, 2011 D
Oak Valley Bancorp
File 021-164983
$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 L. Gilbert on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Commercial Banking

Oak Valley Bancorp

Oakdale, CA · Aug 26, 2011 → Aug 26, 2011 · 2 filings
  • Aug 26, 2011 · D · $13,500,000 sold of $13,500,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 26, 2011 · D · $13,500,000 sold of $13,500,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $13.5M from 1 investor (100% of the $13.5M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as director on 2 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.

Other pages with the same name (8)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • James Gilbert — United Kingdom (as filed: X0), 4 issuers, May 20, 2019 → Nov 22, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • James Gilbert — CA, 3 issuers, Mar 14, 2013 → Dec 13, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • James Gilbert — MA, 3 issuers, Feb 22, 2013 → Oct 1, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • James S. Gilbert — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 2 issuers, Aug 10, 2012 → Nov 2, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • James Gilbert — VA, 1 issuer, Mar 30, 2010 → Mar 30, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • James C. Gilbert, MD — MA, 1 issuer, Feb 12, 2018 → Aug 15, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • James Gilbert — OH, 1 issuer, Nov 18, 2021 → Feb 14, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • James Gilbert — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 1 issuer, Jan 6, 2023 → Mar 1, 2023 · no shared issuer

People around James 9

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

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Thomas A Haidlen

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

DT
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Person

Danny Titus

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

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

RV
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Person

Richard J Vaughan

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Roger Schrimp

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

Don Barton

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Person

Ronald C Martin

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

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Person

Richard A McCarty

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

CC
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Person

Christopher M Courtney

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

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

MJ
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Person

Michael Q Jones

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James L. Gilbert. 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 James L. Gilbert 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 L. Gilbert is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Oak Valley Bancorp's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #348,745 of 374,652 in line (1,298 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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