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John J. Shields

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jun 17, 2014 → Jun 17, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$12Mreported sold
4investors
1Form D filing
2014year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John J. Shields is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jun 2014: CENTRIC SOFTWARE INC (Los Gatos, CA — other technology — 2014; $12M reported sold to 4 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2014. 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 Bandel Carano (1 shared filing), Brian Owen (1 shared filing), Chris Groves (1 shared filing) and Warren B. Riley (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) — 1 SEC release, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

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.

We compared 1 public filing for John J. Shields and found 6 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "John Shields" (MA) 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 J. Shields has not run yet — it is joining a line of 12,274 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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:31 AM ET.

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

1 SEC release

Danny Forest Whitt and John Terry Shields Litigation release
SEC · Feb 7, 2005 · Parties as named in the release: Danny Forest Whitt and John Terry Shields Read the release ↗
person name, middle initial differs; common name
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 J. Shields..

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

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John J Shields, III and Valerie E Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:11-bk-26126 · Filed May 16, 2011 · Closed Sep 22, 2011
Role of John J Shields, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John L Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:11-bk-13377 · Filed Feb 1, 2011 · Closed Jun 21, 2011
Role of John L Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-06-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:09-bk-43759 · Filed Dec 1, 2009 · Closed Apr 9, 2010
Role of John Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-04-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John P Shields, Jr. and Amber E Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 9:09-bk-10634 · Filed Feb 26, 2009 · Closed Jul 30, 2009
Role of John P Shields, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-07-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John W Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:07-bk-10002 · Filed Jan 2, 2007 · Closed Feb 23, 2009
Role of John W Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-02-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John Shields and Susana Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 01-91303 · Filed Mar 29, 2001 · Closed Jul 24, 2001
Role of John Shields and Susana Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-07-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 169 federal dockets); 7 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, 2:31 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 John J. Shields (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 3, 2014 – Jun 17, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — CENTRIC SOFTWARE INC (latest filing Jun 17, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 17, 2014 (first sale Jun 3, 2014). It reports $12,000,000 sold of $13,316,754 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.

Sources
Note · Apr 25, 2016 – May 12, 2022

Same name, different state: "John Shields" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Shields" with address state MA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Cogo Fund 2020 LLC (May 12, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 17, 2014; the other runs Apr 25, 2016 to May 12, 2022.

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.

Sources
Note · Aug 18, 2011 – Oct 22, 2019

Same name, different state: "John Shields" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Shields" with address state NY, is listed on 11 filings — most recently by CHERIBUNDI, INC. (Oct 22, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 17, 2014).

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.

Sources
Note · Aug 28, 2013 – Jul 25, 2014

Same name, different state: "John Shields" (CO) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Shields" with address state CO, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by High Desert Farms, Inc. (Jul 25, 2014). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 17, 2014).

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.

Sources
Note · Oct 27, 2010

Same name, different state: "John J. Shields" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John J. Shields" with address state FL, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by STEGOSYSTEMS, INC (Oct 27, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 17, 2014; the other has one filing dated Oct 27, 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 21, 2010

Same name, different state: "JOHN SHIELDS" (GA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "JOHN SHIELDS" with address state GA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES INC (Oct 21, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 17, 2014; the other has one filing dated Oct 21, 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.

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
Jun 17, 2014 D
CENTRIC SOFTWARE INC
File 021-219350
$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 J. Shields on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

CENTRIC SOFTWARE INC

Los Gatos, CA · Jun 17, 2014
  • Jun 17, 2014 · D · $12,000,000 sold of $13,316,754 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $12M from 4 investors (90% of the $13.3M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director.

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 (6)

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

  • John Shields — MA, 3 issuers, Apr 25, 2016 → May 12, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • John J. Shields — FL, 1 issuer, Oct 27, 2010 → Oct 27, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN SHIELDS — GA, 1 issuer, Oct 21, 2010 → Oct 21, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • John Shields — NY, 1 issuer, Aug 18, 2011 → Oct 22, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • John Shields — CO, 1 issuer, Aug 28, 2013 → Jul 25, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • John M. Shields — CA, 1 issuer, Dec 9, 2016 → Dec 9, 2016 · no shared issuer

People around John 4

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

BC
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Person

Bandel Carano

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 17 other issuers

Bandel Carano is on 18 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

WR
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Person

Warren B. Riley

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

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

BO
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Person

Brian Owen

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

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

CG
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Person

Chris Groves

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

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

The team behind the 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 J. Shields 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 J. Shields is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in CENTRIC SOFTWARE INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #317,275 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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