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John Thomas

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Mar 21, 2016 → Mar 25, 2016

1deal (issuers)
$750Kreported sold
7investors
2Form D filings
2016year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:35 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Thomas is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer in Mar 2016: SmartBiz Bancshares, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — commercial banking — 2016; $750K reported sold to 7 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2016. 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 Brian Greene (2 shared filings), Jack Neal (2 shared filings), Jack Norberg (2 shared filings), James I McMahon (2 shared filings) and Patrick Dudasik (2 shared filings).

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) — 6 court cases matching the name, 3 SEC releases, 41 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 50 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 Thomas and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "John Thomas" (AL) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "John Thomas" (CA or GA or CO or FL) 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 Thomas has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,148 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

6 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed

John D. Thomas v. Leagle, Inc. closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:23-cv-00236 · Filed Feb 7, 2023 · Closed Mar 27, 2024 · Nature of suit: Assault Libel & Slander · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Role of John D. Thomas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-03-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John D Thomas v. Western Progressive LLC dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:20-cv-00731 · Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Closed Jul 6, 2020 · Nature of suit: Real Property: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of John D Thomas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-07-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John D. Thomas v. BMW Financial Services NA, LLC dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:20-cv-00674 · Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Closed Oct 21, 2020 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act
Role of John D. Thomas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-10-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
In Re: John Thomas closed
District Court, E.D. California · No. 1:19-mc-00032 · Filed May 13, 2019 · Closed May 28, 2019 · Cause: Civil Miscellaneous Case
Role of John Thomas: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2019-05-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John D. Thomas v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:14-cv-01799 · Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Closed Mar 11, 2015 · Nature of suit: 220 Foreclosure
Role of John D. Thomas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-03-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: lack of jurisdiction Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John D Thomas v. Bank of America Home Loans closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:11-cv-01832 · Filed Nov 28, 2011 · Closed Jul 24, 2012 · Nature of suit: Real Property: Foreclosure · Cause: 28:1444 Notice of Removal - Foreclosure
Role of John D Thomas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-07-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:35 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

3 SEC releases

John F. Thomas, Thomas Becker, Douglas Martin, Paul Hanson, Damian Ostertag, Einstein Sports Advisory, LLC, QSA, LLC, Vegas Basketball Club, LLC, Vegas Football Club, LLC, Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Welscorp, Inc. and Executive Financial Services, Inc. Litigation release
SEC · Sep 4, 2019 · Parties as named in the release: John F. Thomas, Thomas Becker, Douglas Martin, Paul Hanson, Damian Ostertag, Einstein Sports Advisory, LLC, QSA, LLC, Vegas Basketball Club, LLC, Vegas Football Club, LLC, Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Welscorp, Inc. and Executive Financial Services, Inc. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Pappas, John Thomas Administrative proceeding
SEC · Dec 19, 2014 · Parties as named in the release: Pappas, John Thomas Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Pappas, John Thomas Administrative proceeding
SEC · Sep 5, 2014 · Parties as named in the release: Pappas, John Thomas Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
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 Thomas..

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

41 cases: 8 open, 33 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 26-15377 · Filed Sep 17, 2026
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 26-11907 · Filed Jul 20, 2026
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 25-13658 · Filed Sep 4, 2025
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 25-09405 · Filed Jun 20, 2025
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 25-07868 · Filed May 22, 2025
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John L Thomas, II closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 24-10638 · Filed Jul 24, 2024 · Closed Nov 12, 2024
Role of John L Thomas, II: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-11-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 22-14322 · Filed Dec 12, 2022 · Closed Apr 12, 2023
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-04-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John W Thomas, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 22-01581 · Filed Jun 13, 2022 · Closed Sep 21, 2022
Role of John W Thomas, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-09-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John G. Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 22-01467 · Filed May 31, 2022
Role of John G. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 22-02981 · Filed Mar 16, 2022 · Closed Sep 1, 2022
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-09-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John G Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 20-81024 · Filed Oct 6, 2020 · Closed Feb 12, 2021
Role of John G Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-02-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John H Thomas and Mary B Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 19-18382 · Filed Jun 27, 2019 · Closed Oct 4, 2019
Role of John H Thomas and Mary B Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-10-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John T. Thomas and Karen D. Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 19-80476 · Filed Apr 11, 2019
Role of John T. Thomas and Karen D. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 18-20485 · Filed Jul 23, 2018
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 18-02243 · Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Closed May 29, 2018
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-05-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John E Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:17-bk-18280 · Filed Oct 3, 2017 · Closed Jan 17, 2018
Role of John E Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-01-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Dorenda Dixon and John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 17-22918 · Filed Aug 1, 2017 · Closed May 19, 2020
Role of Dorenda Dixon and John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-05-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas and Arlene Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 16-14238 · Filed Nov 23, 2016 · Closed Mar 31, 2017
Role of John Thomas and Arlene Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 16-30214 · Filed Sep 22, 2016 · Closed Oct 6, 2017
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-10-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John M. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:16-bk-10407 · Filed Feb 11, 2016 · Closed Sep 16, 2021
Role of John M. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John E. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 15-51846 · Filed May 29, 2015 · Closed Sep 10, 2015
Role of John E. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-09-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John B. Thomas and Evangeline B Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 14-06199 · Filed Jul 31, 2014 · Closed Nov 14, 2019
Role of John B. Thomas and Evangeline B Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John K Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 14-05341 · Filed Feb 19, 2014 · Closed Oct 5, 2020
Role of John K Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-10-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 14-01503 · Filed Jan 19, 2014 · Closed Apr 28, 2014
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-04-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:13-bk-16191 · Filed Sep 25, 2013 · Closed Nov 13, 2013
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-11-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Thomas, III closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 12-41405 · Filed Oct 18, 2012 · Closed Jun 7, 2016
Role of John Thomas, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-06-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:12-bk-17034 · Filed Jun 6, 2012 · Closed Jul 9, 2013
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-07-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:12-bk-26391 · Filed May 9, 2012 · Closed Apr 24, 2013
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John W. Thomas and Dorothy A. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 12-40148 · Filed Feb 10, 2012 · Closed Feb 13, 2013
Role of John W. Thomas and Dorothy A. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-02-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John B Thomas and Charlotte S Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:11-bk-60958 · Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Closed Apr 2, 2012
Role of John B Thomas and Charlotte S Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John I. Thomas and Joann Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 11-71680 · Filed Nov 2, 2011 · Closed Sep 7, 2017
Role of John I. Thomas and Joann Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-09-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:11-bk-23535 · Filed Sep 28, 2011 · Closed Dec 21, 2011
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-12-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John C Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 11-26446 · Filed Jun 24, 2011 · Closed Oct 25, 2016
Role of John C Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John F. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 11-09861 · Filed Jun 14, 2011 · Closed Sep 16, 2011
Role of John F. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John E Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 11-60181 · Filed Apr 14, 2011 · Closed Sep 6, 2012
Role of John E Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-09-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John A Thomas and Jacquelyn S Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 11-30630 · Filed Mar 25, 2011 · Closed Jul 26, 2011
Role of John A Thomas and Jacquelyn S Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-07-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John W Thomas and Judith K Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 10-73321 · Filed Oct 29, 2010 · Closed Nov 12, 2014
Role of John W Thomas and Judith K Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-11-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John L Thomas and Taneesha A. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 10-74306 · Filed Aug 27, 2010 · Closed Mar 25, 2011
Role of John L Thomas and Taneesha A. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-03-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John C. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 10-33643 · Filed Jul 29, 2010 · Closed Nov 17, 2010
Role of John C. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (IL)
John E Thomas and Kathleen D Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:10-bk-20075 · Filed Jul 22, 2010 · Closed Nov 29, 2010
Role of John E Thomas and Kathleen D Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John R Thomas and Denise B Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 10-12764 · Filed Jul 21, 2010 · Closed Dec 7, 2015
Role of John R Thomas and Denise B Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-12-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:35 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 Thomas (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 29, 2021 – Dec 20, 2024

Same name, different state: "John Thomas" (AL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is IL. A separate record, "John Thomas" with address state AL, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Microflex Partners, LP (Dec 20, 2024). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016; the other runs Nov 29, 2021 to Dec 20, 2024.

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 · Apr 9, 2009 – Jun 29, 2023

Same name, different state: "John Thomas" (CA or GA or CO or FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is IL. A separate record, "John Thomas" with address state CA or GA or CO or FL, is listed on 43 filings — most recently by CoRegen, Inc. (May 22, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016).

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 · Apr 1, 2010 – Apr 6, 2018

Same name, different state: "John E. Thomas, Jr." (PA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is IL. A separate record, "John E. Thomas, Jr." with address state PA, is listed on 19 filings — most recently by ALEXANDER SERIES TRUST (Apr 6, 2018). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016).

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 · Feb 25, 2010

Same name, different state: "John S Thomas" (MS) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is IL. A separate record, "John S Thomas" with address state MS, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Shuqualak Lumber Company, Inc. (Feb 25, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016; the other has one filing dated Feb 25, 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.

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Note · Jul 31, 2009

Same name, different state: "John David Thomas" (MI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is IL. A separate record, "John David Thomas" with address state MI, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ALTe, LLC (Jul 31, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016; the other has one filing dated Jul 31, 2009.

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.

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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

1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $345,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 25, 2016 D/A
SmartBiz Bancshares, Inc.
File 021-259698
$345,000$0$0 (est.)
Approximately $1.1 million of the cash proceeds are to be used to redeem subordinated notes of directors and officers. $5.4 million will be issued in exchange for notes held by officers, directors and others.
Caldwell Securities BrokerCheck CRD 10489 ↗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 Thomas on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial Banking

SmartBiz Bancshares, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Mar 21, 2016 → Mar 25, 2016 · 2 filings
  • Mar 25, 2016 · D/A · $0 sold of $11,500,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 21, 2016 · D · $0 sold of $11,500,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $750K from 7 investors (7% of the $11.5M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

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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: Commercial Banking / 506(b) (624 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 (20)

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

  • John Thomas — CA, GA, CO, FL, 15 issuers, Apr 9, 2009 → Jun 29, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John D. Thomas — UT, 5 issuers, Apr 29, 2016 → Jan 23, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN THOMAS — TX, 5 issuers, Jan 25, 2019 → Sep 22, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — AL, 3 issuers, Nov 29, 2021 → Dec 20, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • John E. Thomas, Jr. — PA, 3 issuers, Apr 1, 2010 → Apr 6, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 3 issuers, Aug 19, 2010 → Sep 19, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John T. Thomas — WI, 2 issuers, Aug 9, 2013 → Dec 29, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John Ralph Thomas — PA, 2 issuers, Dec 18, 2009 → Dec 18, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John David Thomas — MI, 1 issuer, Jul 31, 2009 → Jul 31, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John S Thomas — MS, 1 issuer, Feb 25, 2010 → Feb 25, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • John R. Thomas — TX, 1 issuer, Aug 12, 2010 → Jul 12, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — OH, 1 issuer, Jul 19, 2011 → Jul 19, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • John Alan Thomas — Quebec, Canada (as filed: A8), 1 issuer, Feb 28, 2012 → Dec 17, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John W. Thomas — KY, 1 issuer, Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 24, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John A. Thomas — FL, 1 issuer, May 27, 2014 → May 27, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • John Anthony Thomas — Virgin Islands, U.S. (as filed: VI), 1 issuer, Aug 10, 2020 → Aug 10, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John O Thomas — MO, 1 issuer, Nov 5, 2021 → Nov 5, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — NE, 1 issuer, Apr 14, 2023 → Apr 14, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — TN, 1 issuer, Aug 8, 2025 → Aug 8, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John J. Thomas — AL, 1 issuer, Jul 22, 2009 → Dec 21, 2009 · 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.

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

Brian Greene

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

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

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

James I McMahon

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

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

JN
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Person

Jack Norberg

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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

Jack Neal

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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

Patrick Dudasik

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

Listed on the same filings as John Thomas. Their page shows their other 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 Thomas 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 Thomas is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SmartBiz Bancshares, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #72,336 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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