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Michael Kern

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · KY, SC · Oct 23, 2017 → Aug 14, 2019

1deal (issuers)

$899Kreported sold

5investors

3Form D filings

2017–2019years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:40 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Kern is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Oct 2017 and Jan 2021: Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (Greenville, SC — restaurants — 2017–2021; $899K reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Conrad Hurst, III (3 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Michael. 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, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 39 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 39 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 3 public filings for Michael Kern and found 9 differences: Michael Kern appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Form D filed 50 days after the first sale; 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 Michael Kern has not run yet — it is joining a line of 36,346 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

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, 2:40 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Michael Kern..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

39 cases: 39 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · No. 20-30007 · Filed Jan 8, 2020 · Closed Dec 17, 2020

Role of Michael Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ND (not a filing state)

Michael J. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 19-12300 · Filed Feb 4, 2019 · Closed Jul 13, 2020

Role of Michael J. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-07-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)

Michael E. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · No. 17-10879 · Filed Apr 7, 2017 · Closed Jul 17, 2017

Role of Michael E. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-07-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NM (not a filing state)

Michael W. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 16-10636 · Filed Dec 31, 2016 · Closed Feb 12, 2018

Role of Michael W. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-02-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)

Michael Kern and Mary Louise Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 16-21517 · Filed Aug 23, 2016 · Closed Feb 5, 2022

Role of Michael Kern and Mary Louise Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-02-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

Michael Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:16-bk-03542 · Filed May 26, 2016 · Closed Aug 2, 2016

Role of Michael Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-08-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)

Michael L. Kern and Belinda K. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 14-80227 · Filed Feb 19, 2014 · Closed Jun 18, 2018

Role of Michael L. Kern and Belinda K. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-06-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)

Michael J Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · No. 13-80737 · Filed Apr 8, 2013 · Closed Jul 31, 2018

Role of Michael J Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-07-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings

Michael M. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 12-10168 · Filed Jan 11, 2012 · Closed Apr 18, 2012

Role of Michael M. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)

Michael L Kern and Joann S Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 11-09017 · Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Closed Feb 10, 2012

Role of Michael L Kern and Joann S Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-02-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

Michael L Kern and Kathy L Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 09-33079 · Filed Nov 20, 2009 · Closed Sep 26, 2011

Role of Michael L Kern and Kathy L Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)

Michael J Kern and Teri L Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:09-bk-29912 · Filed Aug 27, 2009 · Closed Dec 22, 2009

Role of Michael J Kern and Teri L Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-12-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)

Rachel A. Kern and Michael C. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 09-29457 · Filed Jul 1, 2009 · Closed Nov 19, 2009

Role of Michael C. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-11-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)

Michael R. Kern and Lisa A. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:09-bk-04779 · Filed Jun 22, 2009 · Closed Dec 15, 2009

Role of Michael R. Kern and Lisa A. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-12-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)

Michael W. Kern and Kathy L. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 09-21552 · Filed Apr 29, 2009 · Closed Aug 20, 2009

Role of Michael W. Kern and Kathy L. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

Michael L Kern and Jennine M Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 9:09-bk-10560 · Filed Feb 24, 2009 · Closed Aug 27, 2009

Role of Michael L Kern and Jennine M Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-08-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)

Michael C. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 08-22491 · Filed Jul 2, 2008 · Closed Oct 31, 2008

Role of Michael C. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)

Michael M. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 07-18460 · Filed Nov 5, 2007 · Closed Mar 24, 2008

Role of Michael M. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-03-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)

Michael D Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 06-21606 · Filed Sep 25, 2006 · Closed Oct 23, 2007

Role of Michael D Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-10-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

Michael Kern and Mary Louise Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 05-21647 · Filed Apr 12, 2005 · Closed Aug 19, 2005

Role of Michael Kern and Mary Louise Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

Michael W Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-05-81091 · Filed Feb 25, 2005 · Closed Jun 8, 2006

Role of Michael W Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)

Michael W. Kern and Karen S Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 05-00649 · Filed Feb 10, 2005 · Closed May 10, 2005

Role of Michael W. Kern and Karen S Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)

Michael A. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-04-19436 · Filed Dec 30, 2004 · Closed Apr 26, 2005

Role of Michael A. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)

Michael D. Kern and Karo L. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 03-22615 · Filed Jul 9, 2003 · Closed Mar 4, 2004

Role of Michael D. Kern and Karo L. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-03-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)

MICHAEL KERN and HELEN KERN closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 03-41257 · Filed Apr 28, 2003 · Closed Aug 12, 2003

Role of MICHAEL KERN and HELEN KERN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-08-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)

Michael R. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 02-65499 · Filed Nov 12, 2002 · Closed Mar 18, 2003

Role of Michael R. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-03-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)

Michael J Kern and Rachel A Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:02-bk-59576 · Filed Jul 26, 2002 · Closed Mar 31, 2003

Role of Michael J Kern and Rachel A Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)

MICHAEL J KERN closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 02-55314 · Filed Jul 22, 2002 · Closed Nov 14, 2002

Role of MICHAEL J KERN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)

Michael J. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 01-32789 · Filed Jun 1, 2001 · Closed Sep 12, 2001

Role of Michael J. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IN (not a filing state)

Michael L. Kern and Kathy L. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 99-33573 · Filed Dec 10, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000

Role of Michael L. Kern and Kathy L. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-10-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)

Michael L. Kern and Kathy L. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 98-32771 · Filed Sep 4, 1998 · Closed Nov 10, 1999

Role of Michael L. Kern and Kathy L. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-11-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)

Michael R Kern and Amber R Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 95-42323 · Filed Aug 31, 1995 · Closed Dec 5, 1995

Role of Michael R Kern and Amber R Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-12-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)

Michael Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:93-bk-13776 · Filed Sep 7, 1993 · Closed Feb 2, 1994

Role of Michael Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-02-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)

MICHAEL J KERN and TINA M KERN closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 93-33510 · Filed Jul 19, 1993 · Closed Nov 19, 1993

Role of MICHAEL J KERN and TINA M KERN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-11-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)

Michael J. Kern and Pamela J. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:93-bk-07571 · Filed Jul 14, 1993 · Closed Dec 27, 1993

Role of Michael J. Kern and Pamela J. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-12-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)

Michael Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 92-20572 · Filed Jan 24, 1992 · Closed Jun 18, 1992

Role of Michael Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)

Michael J. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 91-23021 · Filed May 2, 1991 · Closed Apr 4, 1996

Role of Michael J. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-04-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)

Michael J. Kern and Deborah L. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 90-12730 · Filed Oct 23, 1990 · Closed May 28, 1992

Role of Michael J. Kern and Deborah L. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-05-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VA (not a filing state)

Michael A. Kern and Roberta M. Kern closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 89-21191 · Filed Aug 11, 1989 · Closed Nov 7, 1994

Role of Michael A. Kern and Roberta M. Kern: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-11-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (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, 2:40 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

9 differences found between the filings for Michael Kern (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jan 14, 2021

Michael Kern appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (last filing Jan 14, 2021; $899,000 sold of $10,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Jun 25, 2019 – Aug 14, 2019

Form D filed 50 days after the first sale — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jun 25, 2019. The Form D was filed Aug 14, 2019 — 50 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 35 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 14, 2019 ↗Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Aug 14, 2019 ↗ (Aug 14, 2019)
Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Dec 30, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Jan 14, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 14, 2021 (first sale Dec 30, 2020). It reports $899,000 sold of $10,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jan 14, 2021 ↗Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Jan 14, 2021 ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)
Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Jun 25, 2019 – Aug 14, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Aug 14, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 14, 2019 (first sale Jun 25, 2019). It reports $200,000 sold of $1,500,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

Form D · Aug 14, 2019 ↗Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Aug 14, 2019 ↗ (Aug 14, 2019)
Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Oct 9, 2017 – Oct 23, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Oct 23, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Oct 23, 2017 (first sale Oct 9, 2017). It reports $700,000 sold of $2,500,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗ (Oct 23, 2017)
Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Jun 11, 2026

Same name, different state: "Michael Kern" (MN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is KY or SC. A separate record, "Michael Kern" with address state MN, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by little by little LLC (Jun 11, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Oct 23, 2017 to Aug 14, 2019; the other has one filing dated Jun 11, 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.

Michael Kern (MN) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 11, 2026 ↗little by little LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Michael Kern (KY,SC) — this page ↗

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Michael Kern (MN) — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jun 11, 2026)
Form D · Jun 11, 2026 ↗ (Jun 11, 2026)
little by little LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jun 11, 2026)
Michael Kern (KY,SC) — this page ↗ (Aug 14, 2019)

Note · Jul 24, 2024

Same name, different state: "Michael Kern" (AZ) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is KY or SC. A separate record, "Michael Kern" with address state AZ, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Villago 1500 LLC (Jul 24, 2024). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Oct 23, 2017 to Aug 14, 2019; the other has one filing dated Jul 24, 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.

Michael Kern (AZ) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jul 24, 2024 ↗Villago 1500 LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Michael Kern (KY,SC) — this page ↗

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Michael Kern (AZ) — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jul 24, 2024)
Form D · Jul 24, 2024 ↗ (Jul 24, 2024)
Villago 1500 LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jul 24, 2024)
Michael Kern (KY,SC) — this page ↗ (Aug 14, 2019)

Note · Oct 23, 2017 – Aug 14, 2019

Address moved from Gaffney, SC to Spartanburg, SC — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

The people listed on the Oct 23, 2017 filing give Gaffney, SC; on the Aug 14, 2019 filing they give Spartanburg, SC.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗Form D · Aug 14, 2019 ↗Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗ (Oct 23, 2017)
Form D · Aug 14, 2019 ↗ (Aug 14, 2019)
Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

Note · Oct 23, 2017 – Jan 14, 2021

Michael Kern is listed with 2 different address states: KY, SC

KY on 2 filings (Oct 23, 2017 to Aug 14, 2019); SC on 1 filing (Jan 14, 2021).

What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗Form D · Jan 14, 2021 ↗

Sources

Form D · Oct 23, 2017 ↗ (Oct 23, 2017)
Form D · Jan 14, 2021 ↗ (Jan 14, 2021)

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 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $350,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Jan 14, 2021 D Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC File 021-386345	$350,000 (est.)	$0	$0	Jonathan Nance BrokerCheck CRD 6955170 ↗ via Tobin & Company Securities LLC (CRD 137918 ↗)	EDGAR ↗
Aug 14, 2019 D Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC File 021-346575	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Oct 23, 2017 D Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC File 021-297244	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	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 Michael Kern on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Restaurants

Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

Greenville, SC · Oct 23, 2017 → Jan 14, 2021 · 3 filings

Jan 14, 2021 · D · $899,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Principal of managing entity) EDGAR ↗
Aug 14, 2019 · D · $200,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 2 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director (Principal of managing entity) EDGAR ↗
Oct 23, 2017 · D · $700,000 sold of $2,500,000 · 4 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director (Principal of managing entity) EDGAR ↗

Raised $899K from 5 investors (9% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer, director on 3 filings for this deal.

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: Restaurants / 506(b) (639 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 (2)

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

Michael Kern — AZ, 1 issuer, Jul 24, 2024 → Jul 24, 2024 · no shared issuer
Michael Kern — MN, 1 issuer, Jun 11, 2026 → Jun 11, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Michael 1

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

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

Person

Conrad Hurst, III

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Kern. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 Michael Kern 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 Michael Kern is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #201,073 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Michael Kern appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Form D filed 50 days after the first sale — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Jan 14, 2021)

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Aug 14, 2019)

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC (latest filing Oct 23, 2017)

Same name, different state: "Michael Kern" (MN) is a separate record

Same name, different state: "Michael Kern" (AZ) is a separate record

Address moved from Gaffney, SC to Spartanburg, SC — Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

Michael Kern is listed with 2 different address states: KY, SC

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

Pie Guys Restaurants, LLC

People around Michael 1

Conrad Hurst, III

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Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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