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Michael Mervis

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IN · Feb 5, 2015 → Feb 5, 2015

1deal (issuers)

$3.96Mreported sold

9investors

1Form D filing

2015year on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Mervis is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2015: S. Whiplash, LLC (Carmel, IN — reits and finance — 2015; $3.96M reported sold to 9 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2015. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 13 court cases matching the name, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 20 records came back, including 4 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 Michael Mervis and found 2 differences: Form D filed 31 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

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 Mervis has not run yet — it is joining a line of 2,136 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

13 cases: 4 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 5 dismissed

Alter Trading Corporation v. Mervis Industries Inc open

District Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 2:26-cv-02183 · Filed Jun 16, 2026

Role of Mervis Industries Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

Alter Trading Corporation v. Mervis Industries, Inc open

District Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 2:26-cv-02182 · Filed Jun 16, 2026

Role of Mervis Industries, Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

RMG Investment Group LLC v. Mervis Industries Inc open

District Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 2:26-cv-02158 · Filed May 27, 2026

Role of Mervis Industries Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

CLAYTON v. MERVIS DIAMOND CORPORATION open

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:25-cv-00226 · Filed Jul 23, 2025

Role of MERVIS DIAMOND CORPORATION: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Mervis v. MGM International closed

District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:17-cv-02020 · Filed Sep 25, 2017 · Closed Oct 2, 2017

Role of Mervis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-10-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

Mervis v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc dismissed

District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 6:15-cv-00390 · Filed Feb 16, 2015 · Closed Jun 20, 2017 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm

Role of Mervis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-06-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)

MERVIS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. dismissed

District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:09-cv-00633 · Filed May 21, 2009 · Closed Sep 1, 2010 · Nature of suit: Environmental Matters · Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question

Role of MERVIS INDUSTRIES, INC.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2010-09-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IN)

RIPBERGER v. MERVIS MOTORS, INC. dismissed

District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:05-cv-00189 · Filed Feb 4, 2005 · Closed May 9, 2006 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions

Role of MERVIS MOTORS, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2006-05-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IN)

Mervis Ind Inc v. Conrail, Inc. closed

District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 5:99-mc-00041 · Filed Jul 27, 1999 · Closed Jul 27, 1999

Role of Mervis Ind Inc: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

Mervis Ind Inc v. Conrail, Inc. closed

District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 5:99-mc-00040 · Filed Jul 26, 1999 · Closed Jul 27, 1999

Role of Mervis Ind Inc: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

Grabscheid v. Mervis Ind Inc dismissed

District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:94-cv-02415 · Filed Apr 19, 1994 · Closed Nov 28, 1995 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158

Role of Mervis Ind Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1995-11-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

MERVIS STEEL DIV OF MERVIS INDUS v. G & B ERECTION COMPANY dismissed

District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:87-cv-00705 · Filed Jul 2, 1987 · Closed Feb 24, 1988 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions

Role of MERVIS STEEL DIV OF MERVIS INDUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1988-02-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IN)

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION v. MERVIS SUPPLY CO., INC. closed

District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:86-cv-01349 · Filed Nov 18, 1986 · Closed Jun 11, 1987

Role of MERVIS SUPPLY CO., INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1987-06-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (IN)

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, 2:33 AM ET.

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

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

2. Regulatory actions

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

What was searched

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

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

7 cases: 1 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

MICHAEL T MERVIS open

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · No. 24-08159 · Filed Aug 22, 2024

Role of MICHAEL T MERVIS: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); first name matches; court in TX (not a filing state)

Nicole Mervis Williams closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 13-73929 · Filed Nov 2, 2013 · Closed Jun 13, 2016

Role of Nicole Mervis Williams: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-06-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); different first name (nicole); court in GA (not a filing state)

Congressional Hotel Corporation v. Mervis Diamond Corporation closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 12-00040 · Filed Jan 12, 2012 · Closed May 16, 2012

Role of Mervis Diamond Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)

Mervis Diamond Corporation v. Congressional Hotel Corp. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 11-00712 · Filed Aug 31, 2011 · Closed Sep 27, 2012

Role of Mervis Diamond Corporation: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2012-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)

Columbus Foundry, L.P. v. Mervis Industries, Inc closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 06-05291 · Filed Sep 25, 2006 · Closed Dec 7, 2006

Role of Mervis Industries, Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-12-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)

Grabscheid v. Mervis Industries Inc closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 93-01258 · Filed Sep 29, 1993 · Closed Mar 4, 1996

Role of Mervis Industries Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-03-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

Michael J. Mervis and Andrea L. Mervis closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 93-20232 · Filed Jan 25, 1993 · Closed May 13, 1993

Role of Michael J. Mervis and Andrea L. Mervis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 31 federal dockets); first name matches; court in PA (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, 2:33 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

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

Note · Jan 5, 2015 – Feb 5, 2015

Form D filed 31 days after the first sale — S. Whiplash, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jan 5, 2015. The Form D was filed Feb 5, 2015 — 31 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 16 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 · Feb 5, 2015 ↗S. Whiplash, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Feb 5, 2015 ↗ (Feb 5, 2015)
S. Whiplash, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Feb 5, 2015)

Note · Jan 5, 2015 – Feb 5, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — S. Whiplash, LLC (latest filing Feb 5, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 5, 2015 (first sale Jan 5, 2015). It reports $3,960,000 sold of $10,500,000 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 · Feb 5, 2015 ↗S. Whiplash, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Feb 5, 2015 ↗ (Feb 5, 2015)
S. Whiplash, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Feb 5, 2015)

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 commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Feb 5, 2015 D S. Whiplash, LLC File 021-233593	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗

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 Mervis on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

REITS and Finance

S. Whiplash, LLC

Carmel, IN · Feb 5, 2015

Feb 5, 2015 · D · $3,960,000 sold of $10,500,000 · 9 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.96M from 9 investors (38% of the $10.5M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

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: REITS and Finance / 506(b) (3,490 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 Michael 0

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

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

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 Michael Mervis 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 Mervis is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in S. Whiplash, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #308,110 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Michael Mervis

The short version

What the community is saying

Key records

1. Lawsuits

2. Regulatory actions

3. Bankruptcies

4. Differences between public sources

Form D filed 31 days after the first sale — S. Whiplash, LLC

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — S. Whiplash, LLC (latest filing Feb 5, 2015)

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

S. Whiplash, LLC

People around Michael 0

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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