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John Schott

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MO · Aug 29, 2018 → Aug 29, 2018

1deal (issuers)
$4.55Mreported sold
5investors
1Form D filing
2018year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:42 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Schott is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Aug 2018: Compass Automation Group, LLC (St. Louis, MO — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $4.55M reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Aug 2018. 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 Charles Nicolais (1 shared filing), Christopher B. Redmond (1 shared filing), Russell Browning (1 shared filing) and William P. Morgan, III (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 court case matching the name, 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 12 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 Schott and found 2 differences: Form D filed 40 days after the first sale; Same name, different state: "John Schott" (VA) is a separate record.

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 Schott has not run yet — it is joining a line of 17,897 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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

1 case: 1 judgment

J.I. KISLACK MORTGAGE v. SCHOTT, JOHN P. judgment
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. · Filed Aug 22, 1988 · Closed Jan 17, 1989 · Nature of suit: 220 Foreclosure
Role of SCHOTT, JOHN P.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1989-01-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (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, 2:42 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched John Schott..

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

11 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 open

John D Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 5:20-bk-00135 · Filed Feb 18, 2020 · Closed Jul 9, 2020
Role of John D Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-07-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WV (not a filing state)
John A Schott and Karen M Schott open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-19-12344 · Filed Nov 8, 2019
Role of John A Schott and Karen M Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
John L. Schott and Tonya M. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 19-10905 · Filed Sep 6, 2019 · Closed Feb 12, 2020
Role of John L. Schott and Tonya M. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-02-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
JOHN P SCHOTT and AMY L SCHOTT closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 3:17-bk-11096 · Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Closed Jan 11, 2018
Role of JOHN P SCHOTT and AMY L SCHOTT: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
John E. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:14-bk-04771 · Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Closed Dec 22, 2014
Role of John E. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-12-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
John E. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:14-bk-00072 · Filed Jan 8, 2014 · Closed Jun 4, 2014
Role of John E. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-06-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
John P Schott, Jr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-12-74574 · Filed Jul 24, 2012 · Closed Oct 31, 2012
Role of John P Schott, Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
John L. Schott and Merleen A. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 10-12320 · Filed Dec 22, 2010 · Closed Jan 11, 2013
Role of John L. Schott and Merleen A. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
John M. Schott and Diana L. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 09-53935 · Filed Aug 31, 2009 · Closed Feb 21, 2012
Role of John M. Schott and Diana L. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-02-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
John C Schott and Jill J Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 9:97-bk-12452 · Filed May 13, 1997 · Closed Sep 17, 1997
Role of John C Schott and Jill J Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John E. Schott and Jacqueline D. Schott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 95-45474 · Filed Nov 30, 1995 · Closed Jan 3, 2002
Role of John E. Schott and Jacqueline D. Schott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-01-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 21 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (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, 2:42 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

2 differences found between the filings for John Schott (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 20, 2018 – Aug 29, 2018

Form D filed 40 days after the first sale — Compass Automation Group, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jul 20, 2018. The Form D was filed Aug 29, 2018 — 40 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 25 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 · Aug 29, 2018 ↗Compass Automation Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Nov 23, 2022 – Aug 28, 2026

Same name, different state: "John Schott" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is MO. A separate record, "John Schott" with address state VA, is listed on 7 filings — most recently by QENTOROS, INC (Aug 28, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 29, 2018; the other runs Nov 23, 2022 to Aug 28, 2026.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Schott (VA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Aug 28, 2026 ↗QENTOROS, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗John Schott (MO) — this page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 29, 2018 D
Compass Automation Group, LLC
File 021-320263
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

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

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Compass Automation Group, LLC

St. Louis, MO · Aug 29, 2018
  • Aug 29, 2018 · D · $4,550,000 sold of $4,550,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (President and Member of the Board of Managers) EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.55M from 5 investors (100% of the $4.55M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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 Schott — VA, 2 issuers, Nov 23, 2022 → Aug 28, 2026 · 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.

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Person

Charles Nicolais

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

WM
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Person

William P. Morgan, III

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Christopher B. Redmond

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Russell Browning

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

20 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 Schott 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 Schott is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Compass Automation Group, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #249,718 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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