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John M. Griffith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Thailand (as filed: W1) · Jun 12, 2009 → Nov 17, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$234Kreported sold
2investors
2Form D filings
2009year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John M. Griffith is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jun 2009 and Nov 2009: COASTAL ENERGY Co (George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — oil and gas — 2009; $234K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Nov 2009. 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 Bernard de Combret (2 shared filings), C. Robert Black (2 shared filings), Forrest E. Wylie (2 shared filings), John B. Zaozirny (2 shared filings), Lloyd Barnaby Smith (2 shared filings) and 9 others.

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, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 state regulator orders listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 2 public filings for John M. Griffith and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; 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 M. Griffith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 24,638 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

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, 2:18 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

2 state regulator orders

Final Order WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date Jan 15, 2014 · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · S-11-0620-13-FO02 · Parties (regulator's caption): John Griffith · Order entered with/against: John Griffith
As listed by the regulator: On January 15, 2014, the Securities Division entered a Final Order against John Griffith. … The Final Order stated that John Griffith failed to attend a Prehearing Conference on December 2, 2013 and that on December 4, 2013, Administrative Law Judge Leslie Birnbaum entered an Order of Default that dismissed the Respondent’s appeal. The Final Order ordered John Griffith to cease and desist from any further violations of RCW 21.20.140, RCW 21.20.040, and RCW 21.20.010. The Final Order also ordered John Griffith to pay a fine of $10,000 and administrative costs of $5,000. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 5 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in WA (not a filing state)
Statement of Charges WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date May 31, 2013 · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · S-11-0620-13-SC02 · Parties (regulator's caption): David Gintz; Joe Toner; John Griffith; Deb Townsend; Jenning Development, LLC; Jenning Investment One, LLC; Jenning Investment Two, LLC; Gintz & Toner, LLC · Order entered with/against: David Gintz; Joe Toner; John Griffith; Deb Townsend; Jenning Development, LLC; Jenning Investment One, LLC; Jenning Investment Two, LLC and Gintz & Toner, LLC
As listed by the regulator: On May 31, 2013, the Securities Division entered a Statement of Charges and Notice of Intent to Enter Order to Cease and Desist, to Impose Fines and to Charge Costs (“Statement of Charges”) against David Gintz; Joe Toner; John Griffith; Deb Townsend; Jenning Development, LLC; Jenning Investment One, LLC; Jenning Investment Two, LLC and Gintz & Toner, LLC (collectively “Respondents). … The Statement of Charges gives notice of the Securities Division’s intent to enter an Order to Cease and Desist, to impose fines and to collect costs. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 5 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in WA (not a filing state)
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 M. Griffith..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

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, 2:18 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.

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 M. Griffith — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jun 12, 2009 – Nov 17, 2009

Investor count went down between filings — COASTAL ENERGY Co

The Jun 12, 2009 filing reports 2 investors; the Nov 17, 2009 Form D reports 1 investor.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Note · Jun 12, 2009 – Nov 17, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — COASTAL ENERGY Co

The Jun 12, 2009 filing says $138,363 offered; the Nov 17, 2009 Form D says $234,475.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Jul 14, 2014 – Jul 13, 2015

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

This page covers filings where the address state is W1. A separate record, "John Griffith" with address state NY, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Alcentra Global Credit Alternatives Fund, L.L.C. (Jul 13, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 12, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009; the other runs Jul 14, 2014 to Jul 13, 2015.

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 · Jan 5, 2010 – May 23, 2013

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

This page covers filings where the address state is W1. A separate record, "John Griffith" with address state NJ, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Climax Global Energy Inc (May 23, 2013). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 12, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009; the other runs Jan 5, 2010 to May 23, 2013.

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 · Dec 15, 2010 – May 6, 2013

Same name, different state: "John Griffith" (OR) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is W1. A separate record, "John Griffith" with address state OR, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by MiddleGate, Inc. (May 6, 2013). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 12, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009; the other runs Dec 15, 2010 to May 6, 2013.

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

1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $11,723; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 17, 2009 D
COASTAL ENERGY Co
File 021-127223
$11,723$0$0Canaccord Adams Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 1020 ↗EDGAR ↗
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 1

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

Oil and Gas

COASTAL ENERGY Co

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) · Jun 12, 2009 → Nov 17, 2009 · 2 filings
  • Nov 17, 2009 · D · $234,475 sold of $234,475 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 12, 2009 · D · $138,363 sold of $138,363 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $234K from 2 investors (100% of the $234K target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 2 filings for this deal.

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 (4)

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

  • John W. Griffith — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 2 issuers, Sep 15, 2022 → Sep 16, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffith — NJ, 1 issuer, Jan 5, 2010 → May 23, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffith — OR, 1 issuer, Dec 15, 2010 → May 6, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffith — NY, 1 issuer, Jul 14, 2014 → Jul 13, 2015 · no shared issuer

People around John 14

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

JZ
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Person

John B. Zaozirny

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

LS
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Person

Lloyd Barnaby Smith

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RB
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Person

Randy L. Bartley

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

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

FW
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Person

Forrest E. Wylie

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

BC
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Person

Bernard de Combret

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

OM
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Person

Olivier de Montal

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

WP
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Person

William C. Phelps

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

CB
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Person

C. Robert Black

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

SP
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Person

Suvit Putcharaporn

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

PT
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Person

Pavinee Thappenthai

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

VS
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Person

Veerachai Suvarnapruska

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

SY
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Person

Sasiporn Yuvawarnichakorn

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RK
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Person

Rapee Kudisri

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

FI
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Person

Frank A. Inouye

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

4 other issuers 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)

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 M. Griffith 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 M. Griffith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in COASTAL ENERGY Co's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #366,669 of 374,652 in line (1,245 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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