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John C. Taplett

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MA · Aug 22, 2025 → Nov 19, 2025

2deals (issuers)
$12.8Mreported sold
24investors
2Form D filings
2025year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

John C. Taplett is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Aug 2025 and Nov 2025: DDE Freestone I, L.P. (Gloucester, MA — pooled investment fund — 2025; $7.5M reported sold to 1 investors) and Data Driven Energy 2025, L.P. (Gloucester, MA — pooled investment fund — 2025; $5.28M reported sold to 23 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer. Across those companies the filings report $12.8M sold in total.

Listed alongside C. Data Driven Investments, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity), C. DDE 2025 GP, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity) and C. DDE Freestone I GP, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity).

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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group C Data Driven (2 issuers, $12.8M reported sold, 2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. C Data Driven has 2 companies on file and $12.8M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 7 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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

Von Taplett v. The Cole Group, LLC closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 3:24-cv-00248 · Filed Aug 25, 2024 · Closed Oct 15, 2024 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act
Role of Von Taplett: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-10-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Taplett Fruit Pack v. Viva Tiger Inc dismissed
District Court, E.D. Washington · No. 2:97-cv-00363 · Filed Sep 22, 1997 · Closed Dec 14, 1998 · Nature of suit: 891 Agricultural acts
Role of Taplett Fruit Pack: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-12-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (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; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 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 yet searched. 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

Not yet searched

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

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

Taplett Orchards, Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 10-04696 · Filed Aug 12, 2010 · Closed Apr 5, 2011
Role of Taplett Orchards, Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
Taplett Orchards, Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 09-06979 · Filed Dec 17, 2009 · Closed Aug 11, 2010
Role of Taplett Orchards, Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-08-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
Taplett Family Limited Partnership closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 09-00516 · Filed Feb 5, 2009 · Closed Jul 26, 2012
Role of Taplett Family Limited Partnership: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-07-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
TAPLETT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 03-09984 · Filed Dec 11, 2003 · Closed Jul 20, 2005
Role of TAPLETT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-07-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
TAPLETT FRUIT PACKING INC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 03-03353 · Filed Apr 17, 2003 · Closed Apr 20, 2011
Role of TAPLETT FRUIT PACKING INC: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (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 yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 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 yet searched. 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

1 of 2 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $75,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 19, 2025 D
Data Driven Energy 2025, L.P.
File 021-564467
$0$0$0
The issuer charges a management fee and performance compensation in favor of its affiliates, as more fully described in the issuer's confidential offering materials.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 22, 2025 D
DDE Freestone I, L.P.
File 021-555594
$75,000 (est.)$0$0
The issuer charges a management fee and performance compensation in favor of its affiliates, as more fully disclosed in the issuer's confidential offering materials.
Old City Securities LLC no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 2

Every issuer that named John C. Taplett on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: C Data Driven

Data Driven Energy 2025, L.P.

Gloucester, MA · Nov 19, 2025
  • Nov 19, 2025 · D · $5,276,038 sold of $50,000,000 · 23 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $5.28M from 23 investors (11% of the $50M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: C Data Driven

DDE Freestone I, L.P.

Gloucester, MA · Aug 22, 2025
  • Aug 22, 2025 · D · $7,500,000 sold of $150,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $7.5M from 1 investor (5% of the $150M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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 (1)

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

  • John Taplett — TX, 1 issuer, Aug 16, 2018 → Apr 8, 2019 · no shared issuer

People around John 3

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

Management entity

C. Data Driven Investments, LLC

Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

Management entity

C. DDE 2025 GP, LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

Management entity

C. DDE Freestone I GP, LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

C Data Driven

2 issuers · 2 filings · $12.8M reported sold · 2025–2025

One team, 2 deal companies. John C. Taplett is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name John C. Taplett.

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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