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John Shearer

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Sep 8, 2014 → Sep 8, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$5.11Mreported sold
21investors
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 Shearer is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Sep 2014: Darklight, Inc. (Redmond, WA — other technology — 2014; $5.11M reported sold to 21 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Sep 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 Frederic B Luddy (1 shared filing), Howard Ko (1 shared filing), Michael Sims (1 shared filing), Ryan Hohimer (1 shared filing) and Tom Bruderman (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) — 24 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 24 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 Shearer and found 1 difference: Form D filed 39 days after the first sale.

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 Shearer has not run yet — it is joining a line of 5,786 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

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 Shearer..

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

24 cases: 1 open, 23 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John T. Shearer, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:18-bk-01924 · Filed May 7, 2018
Role of John T. Shearer, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John E Shearer, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:14-bk-09819 · Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Closed Nov 25, 2014
Role of John E Shearer, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-11-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
John R. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 12-39052 · Filed Dec 13, 2012 · Closed Apr 16, 2013
Role of John R. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-04-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
John D. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 11-62067 · Filed Sep 22, 2011 · Closed Dec 22, 2011
Role of John D. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-12-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state)
John W. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 10-21236 · Filed May 7, 2010 · Closed Sep 27, 2010
Role of John W. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in CO (not a filing state)
John D Shearer and Yvette M Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 05-06783 · Filed Sep 9, 2005 · Closed Jul 22, 2006
Role of John D Shearer and Yvette M Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-07-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in IA (not a filing state)
John Q Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 03-26169 · Filed Dec 18, 2003 · Closed Aug 24, 2009
Role of John Q Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-08-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (WA)
John W. Shearer and Dorothy Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 02-25378 · Filed May 15, 2002 · Closed Aug 5, 2005
Role of John W. Shearer and Dorothy Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John W. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 02-90077 · Filed Jan 9, 2002 · Closed Sep 10, 2003
Role of John W. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-09-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
John A. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 01-24861 · Filed Oct 19, 2001 · Closed Mar 5, 2002
Role of John A. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John Shearer and Deanah Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 01-67123 · Filed Jun 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 20, 2003
Role of John Shearer and Deanah Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in GA (not a filing state)
John S. Shearer and Patricia A. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 00-62548 · Filed May 18, 2000 · Closed Aug 1, 2001
Role of John S. Shearer and Patricia A. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-08-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
John B. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 98-39491 · Filed Dec 4, 1998 · Closed Mar 23, 1999
Role of John B. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-03-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in OR (not a filing state)
John M. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 1:98-bk-10466 · Filed Feb 20, 1998 · Closed Jun 19, 1998
Role of John M. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-06-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in WV (not a filing state)
John A. Shearer and Kathryn J. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 96-25951 · Filed Nov 5, 1996 · Closed Mar 26, 1997
Role of John A. Shearer and Kathryn J. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John C. Shearer and Lorraine (NMN) Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 96-60069 · Filed Jan 11, 1996 · Closed Jul 1, 1996
Role of John C. Shearer and Lorraine (NMN) Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in IN (not a filing state)
John C. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 95-50561 · Filed Apr 12, 1995 · Closed Mar 26, 1996
Role of John C. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-03-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in KY (not a filing state)
Storey F Shearer and John R Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 94-10118 · Filed May 19, 1994 · Closed Jan 30, 1995
Role of John R Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-01-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
John C. Shearer and Mary Lou Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:93-bk-00559 · Filed Mar 26, 1993 · Closed Oct 25, 1993
Role of John C. Shearer and Mary Lou Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John W. Shearer and Dorothy Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 92-20983 · Filed Mar 4, 1992 · Closed Jul 31, 1992
Role of John W. Shearer and Dorothy Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-07-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John T. Shearer and Melanie C. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 91-34196 · Filed Jul 22, 1991 · Closed Feb 25, 1992
Role of John T. Shearer and Melanie C. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-02-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
John W. Shearer and Cynthia A. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 91-20421 · Filed Feb 13, 1991 · Closed Jun 27, 1991
Role of John W. Shearer and Cynthia A. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-06-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
John W. Shearer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 90-23755 · Filed Nov 29, 1990 · Closed May 21, 1991
Role of John W. Shearer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-05-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
JOHN SHEARER and JEAN AUDREY SHEARER closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 88-03006 · Filed Sep 14, 1988 · Closed Feb 8, 1989
Role of JOHN SHEARER and JEAN AUDREY SHEARER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1989-02-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 55 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (WA)
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

1 difference found between the filings for John Shearer (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 31, 2014 – Sep 8, 2014

Form D filed 39 days after the first sale — Darklight, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jul 31, 2014. The Form D was filed Sep 8, 2014 — 39 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 24 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.

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
Sep 8, 2014 D
Darklight, Inc.
File 021-224210
$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 Shearer on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

Darklight, Inc.

Redmond, WA · Sep 8, 2014
  • Sep 8, 2014 · D · $540,624 sold of $540,624 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $5.11M from 21 investors (100% of the $541K target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, 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.

People around John 5

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

FL
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Person

Frederic B Luddy

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

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

HK
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Person

Howard Ko

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

RH
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Person

Ryan Hohimer

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

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

MS
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Person

Michael Sims

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

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

TB
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Person

Tom Bruderman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

25 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 Shearer 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 Shearer is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Darklight, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #142,838 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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