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John Griffen

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Sep 12, 2016 → Sep 27, 2018

1deal (issuers)
$7.9Mreported sold
8investors
2Form D filings
2016–2018years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:37 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Griffen is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2016 and Sep 2018: Business Talent Group, LLC (Pacific Palisades, CA — business services — 2016–2018; $7.9M reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Adam Hopkins (2 shared filings), Amelia Tyagi (2 shared filings), Jody Miller (2 shared filings), Patricia Petersen (2 shared filings) and Frank Williams (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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 25 court cases matching the name, 10 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 35 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 2 public filings for John Griffen and found 5 differences: Form D filed 28 days after the first sale; Form D filed 24 days after the first sale; 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 Griffen has not run yet — it is joining a line of 42,675 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

25 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 10 dismissed, 3 open, 2 judgment

Griffen v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. closed
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:25-cv-07321 · Filed Dec 22, 2025 · Closed Dec 22, 2025
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2025-12-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Charter Communications, LLC closed
District Court, W.D. Texas · No. 1:23-cv-00921 · Filed Aug 4, 2023 · Closed Oct 6, 2023
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-10-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 3:23-cv-11054 · Filed Feb 14, 2023 · Closed Feb 14, 2023
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-02-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Griffen v. The Terminix International Company Limited Partnership closed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 3:23-cv-00503 · Filed Feb 2, 2023 · Closed Apr 3, 2023
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-04-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Griffen v. Fiesta Mart, LLC closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 4:22-cv-00462 · Filed Jun 1, 2022 · Closed Jun 29, 2022 · Nature of suit: 360 P.I.: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Notice of Removal
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2022-06-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Southern Fidelity Insurance Co closed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 2:21-cv-02844 · Filed Aug 25, 2021 · Closed May 9, 2024
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-05-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:19-cv-02083 · Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Closed Mar 11, 2020 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit · Cause: 15:1693 Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-03-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Griffen Dietrich v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:19-cv-07635 · Filed Sep 4, 2019 · Closed Sep 9, 2019 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Griffen Dietrich: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-09-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
GRIFFEN v. COOK INCORPORATED open
District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:19-cv-03453 · Filed Aug 14, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of GRIFFEN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IN (not a filing state)
Griffen Security, LLC v. Thompson dismissed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:19-cv-03494 · Filed Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Dec 17, 2019 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1331dj Fed. Question: Declaratory Judgment
Role of Griffen Security, LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-12-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Solei Systems, Inc. v. Griffen Trading Company closed
District Court, D. Maryland · No. 1:19-cv-01029 · Filed Apr 5, 2019 · Closed Jun 21, 2019 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Securities Violation
Role of Griffen Trading Company: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2019-06-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)
GRIFFEN, JR. v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:19-cv-00710 · Filed Jan 18, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of GRIFFEN, JR.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Sanofi US Services Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:18-cv-12245 · Filed Dec 4, 2018 · Closed Sep 2, 2021 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-09-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
GRIFFEN v. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY dismissed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 3:15-cv-00892 · Filed Feb 5, 2015 · Closed May 1, 2018 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of GRIFFEN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2018-05-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Griffen v. Green Tree Servicing LLC dismissed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:11-cv-04380 · Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Closed Mar 22, 2012 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-03-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Griffen v. NCO Financial Systems, Inc. dismissed
District Court, E.D. California · No. 2:09-cv-00010 · Filed Jan 2, 2009 · Closed Apr 21, 2009 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2009-04-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
State Farm Life Insurance Company v. Griffen judgment
District Court, E.D. Washington · No. 2:08-cv-00375 · Filed Dec 4, 2008 · Closed Mar 30, 2009 · Nature of suit: Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 28:1335 Interpleader Action
Role of Griffen: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2009-03-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
GRIFFEN LLC v. INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:04-mc-00415 · Filed Nov 3, 2004
Role of GRIFFEN LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Griffen LLC v. Intl Mercantile judgment
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:02-cv-02473 · Filed Dec 17, 2002 · Closed Jul 20, 2004 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Griffen LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-07-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Griffen v. Riverstone Networks Inc. closed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 4:02-cv-03858 · Filed Aug 9, 2002 · Closed Apr 28, 2005 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2005-04-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Griffen Inc v. Augustitus dismissed
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 2:00-cv-71719 · Filed Apr 11, 2000 · Closed Jan 26, 2001 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Griffen Inc: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2001-01-26 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Griffen Energy Mktg v. Power Co of Amer LP closed
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 2:98-cv-00659 · Filed Jul 14, 1998 · Closed Aug 21, 1998 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Griffen Energy Mktg: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-08-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Stayed pending bankruptcy Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WI (not a filing state)
Westamerica Bank v. Griffen dismissed
District Court, E.D. California · No. 2:97-cv-02125 · Filed Nov 10, 1997 · Closed Nov 17, 1997 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Griffen: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1997-11-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
GRIFFEN v. NJ TRANSIT INC dismissed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:96-cv-04191 · Filed Jun 6, 1996 · Closed Oct 3, 1997 · Nature of suit: 330 Federal employers' liability
Role of GRIFFEN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1997-10-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
Local 0032 Pension T v. Griffen Roofing Co. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:89-cv-02457 · Filed Nov 3, 1989 · Closed Nov 2, 1990 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Griffen Roofing Co.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1990-11-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (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, 2:37 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Griffen..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

10 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Griffen v. Leasecomm Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · No. 10-01069 · Filed Apr 30, 2010 · Closed Feb 3, 2011
Role of Griffen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2011-02-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NM (not a filing state)
Michelle Rae Mcelroy and James Griffen Mcelroy closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:03-bk-21533 · Filed Apr 29, 2003 · Closed Dec 19, 2003
Role of Michelle Rae Mcelroy and James Griffen Mcelroy: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); different first name (james); court in the person's filing state (CA)
CAPITAL ONE BANK v. GRIFFEN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Mississippi · No. 02-00014 · Filed Feb 1, 2002 · Closed Oct 31, 2002
Role of GRIFFEN: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MS (not a filing state)
John Griffen and Maria Griffen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:00-bk-27346 · Filed Dec 1, 2000 · Closed Mar 29, 2001
Role of John Griffen and Maria Griffen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-03-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); first name matches; 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John W. Griffen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 01-42624 · Filed Nov 27, 2000 · Closed Jul 6, 2001
Role of John W. Griffen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-07-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); first name matches; 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Steinle v. J.D. Griffen & Associates, P.C. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 97-01783 · Filed Sep 26, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Role of J.D. Griffen & Associates, P.C.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); first initial matches; court in CO (not a filing state)
Robert K Morrow Inc v. Griffen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 96-03525 · Filed Aug 12, 1996 · Closed Jan 17, 1997
Role of Griffen: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1997-01-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OR (not a filing state)
John H. Griffen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 93-62444 · Filed Feb 16, 1993 · Closed May 26, 1995
Role of John H. Griffen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-05-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); first name matches; 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Jonathan J. Griffen and Michelle Lynn Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 91-00422 · Filed Jan 15, 1991 · Closed Nov 20, 1991
Role of Jonathan J. Griffen and Michelle Lynn Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-11-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); different first name (jonathan); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Wheeler Development of Ithaca, Inc. v. Griffen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 90-91025 · Filed Jan 29, 1990 · Closed Sep 7, 1990
Role of Griffen: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1990-09-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 68 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (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, 2:37 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

5 differences found between the filings for John Griffen (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 30, 2018 – Sep 27, 2018

Form D filed 28 days after the first sale — Business Talent Group, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Aug 30, 2018. The Form D was filed Sep 27, 2018 — 28 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 13 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.

Form D · Sep 27, 2018 ↗Business Talent Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 19, 2016 – Sep 12, 2016

Form D filed 24 days after the first sale — Business Talent Group, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Aug 19, 2016. The Form D was filed Sep 12, 2016 — 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.

Form D · Sep 12, 2016 ↗Business Talent Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 30, 2018 – Sep 27, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Business Talent Group, LLC (latest filing Sep 27, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 27, 2018 (first sale Aug 30, 2018). It reports $6,000,000 sold of $8,000,000 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 · Sep 27, 2018 ↗Business Talent Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 19, 2016 – Sep 12, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Business Talent Group, LLC (latest filing Sep 12, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 12, 2016 (first sale Aug 19, 2016). It reports $7,899,994 sold of $7,999,998 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 · Sep 12, 2016 ↗Business Talent Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 14, 2011 – Sep 28, 2018

Same name, different state: "John Griffen" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Griffen" with address state FL, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by CORTERA, INC. (Sep 28, 2018). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 12, 2016 to Sep 27, 2018).

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 Griffen (FL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 28, 2018 ↗CORTERA, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Griffen (CA) — this page ↗
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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
Sep 27, 2018 D
Business Talent Group, LLC
File 021-322335
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 12, 2016 D
Business Talent Group, LLC
File 021-270431
$0$0$0 (est.)None 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 Griffen on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

BT
Business Services

Business Talent Group, LLC

Pacific Palisades, CA · Sep 12, 2016 → Sep 27, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Sep 27, 2018 · D · $6,000,000 sold of $8,000,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 12, 2016 · D · $7,899,994 sold of $7,999,998 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $7.9M from 8 investors (99% of the $8M target) as of the latest filing. John 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Business Services / 506(b) (965 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 (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 Griffen — FL, 1 issuer, Mar 14, 2011 → Sep 28, 2018 · 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.

AH
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Adam Hopkins

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

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

AT
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Amelia Tyagi

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

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

PP
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Patricia Petersen

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JM
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jody Miller

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

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

FW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Frank Williams

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

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

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 Griffen 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 Griffen is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Business Talent Group, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #247,094 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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