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John C Hanna

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Apr 29, 2021 → Apr 29, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$24.6Mreported sold
23investors
1Form D filing
2021year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:49 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John C Hanna is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Apr 2021: Apton Biosystems, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA — other technology — 2021; $24.6M reported sold to 23 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Apr 2021. 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 Bryan Staker (1 shared filing), Geoff Smith (1 shared filing), Heiner Dreissman (1 shared filing), John C. Kern, Jr. (1 shared filing) and Rajesh Swaminathan (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around John. 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) — 2 court cases matching the name, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 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 John C Hanna and found 3 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "John Hanna" (NJ) 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 John C Hanna has not run yet — it is joining a line of 3,382 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

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

John Hanna v. The George Awa MD closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:00-cv-00770 · Filed Aug 7, 2000 · Closed Sep 8, 2000 · Nature of suit: 863 D.I.W.C. / D.I.W.W.
Role of John Hanna: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2000-09-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
HANNA, JOHN v. PAN AMERICAN LIFE, ET AL dismissed
District Court, S.D. Mississippi · No. · Filed Jun 22, 1989 · Closed Aug 20, 1991 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of HANNA, JOHN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1991-08-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MS (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, 2:49 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 John C Hanna..

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

13 cases: 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:21-bk-02138 · Filed May 7, 2021 · Closed Aug 10, 2021
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-08-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 18-13369 · Filed Sep 2, 2018 · Closed Dec 14, 2018
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-12-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
John T. Hanna and Marim I. Istfanous closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:17-bk-20243 · Filed Dec 13, 2017 · Closed Sep 27, 2019
Role of John T. Hanna and Marim I. Istfanous: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John O Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 14-31580 · Filed Nov 25, 2014 · Closed Mar 20, 2015
Role of John O Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-03-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John C. Hanna and Kristina Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 10-58476 · Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Closed Nov 29, 2010
Role of John C. Hanna and Kristina Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 09-20347 · Filed Oct 29, 2009 · Closed Mar 1, 2010
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
John C Hanna and Angelia M Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:03-bk-71036 · Filed Feb 18, 2003 · Closed Jun 30, 2003
Role of John C Hanna and Angelia M Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
John C. Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 01-33781 · Filed Apr 23, 2001 · Closed Aug 2, 2001
Role of John C. Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-08-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OR (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · No. 00-42276 · Filed Oct 10, 2000 · Closed Apr 19, 2004
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-04-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-00-16316 · Filed Jun 12, 2000 · Closed Feb 27, 2001
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 96-10809 · Filed Feb 6, 1996 · Closed Dec 8, 1997
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-12-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 91-24165 · Filed Nov 13, 1991 · Closed Jun 15, 1992
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John Hanna closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 85-09423 · Filed Jul 25, 1985 · Closed Dec 31, 1986
Role of John Hanna: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1986-12-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 92 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (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, 2:49 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 John C Hanna (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 14, 2021 – Apr 29, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Apton Biosystems, Inc. (latest filing Apr 29, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 29, 2021 (first sale Apr 14, 2021). It reports $24,600,278 sold of $24,800,278 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.

Form D · Apr 29, 2021 ↗Apton Biosystems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 22, 2019 – Feb 20, 2025

Same name, different state: "John Hanna" (NJ) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Hanna" with address state NJ, is listed on 11 filings — most recently by Nemo Digital Holdings Corp. (Feb 20, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (Apr 29, 2021).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Hanna (NJ) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 20, 2025 ↗Nemo Digital Holdings Corp. — PartnerFacts page ↗John C Hanna (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 29, 2016 – Jan 23, 2019

Same name, different state: "John Hanna" (UT or X1) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Hanna" with address state UT or X1, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Homie Technology, Inc. (Jan 23, 2019). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Apr 29, 2021; the other runs Mar 29, 2016 to Jan 23, 2019.

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.

John Hanna (UT,X1) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 23, 2019 ↗Homie Technology, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John C Hanna (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 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
Apr 29, 2021 D
Apton Biosystems, Inc.
File 021-397640
$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 John C Hanna on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

AB
Other Technology

Apton Biosystems, Inc.

Pleasanton, CA · Apr 29, 2021
  • Apr 29, 2021 · D · $24,600,278 sold of $24,800,278 · 23 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $24.6M from 23 investors (99% of the $24.8M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other pages with the same name (2)

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

  • John Hanna — NJ, 3 issuers, Nov 22, 2019 → Feb 20, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John Hanna — UT, United States (as filed: X1), 1 issuer, Mar 29, 2016 → Jan 23, 2019 · no shared issuer

People around John 5

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

RS
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Person

Rajesh Swaminathan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Rajesh Swaminathan is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JK
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Person

John C. Kern, Jr.

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

John C. Kern, Jr. is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BS
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Person

Bryan Staker

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

Listed on the same filings as John C Hanna. Their page shows their other deals.

HD
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Person

Heiner Dreissman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John C Hanna. Their page shows their other deals.

GS
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Person

Geoff Smith

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John C Hanna. 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 John C Hanna 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 John C Hanna is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Apton Biosystems, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #193,618 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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