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Rick Esterline

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CO · Apr 1, 2015 → Feb 9, 2016

1deal (issuers)

$320Kreported sold

10investors

3Form D filings

2015–2016years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Rick Esterline is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Apr 2015 and Feb 2016: Sports Thread Inc (Denver, CO — other technology — 2015–2016; $320K reported sold to 10 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 Brad Parker (3 shared filings), Douglas Weiner (3 shared filings), Harold Gorden (3 shared filings), Ronald C. Voss (3 shared filings) and William Leary (3 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Rick. 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) — 12 court cases matching the name, 12 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 24 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 3 public filings for Rick Esterline and found 6 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Investor count went down between filings; 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 Rick Esterline has not run yet — it is joining a line of 18,858 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 30 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

12 cases: 4 open, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 7 dismissed

Esterline v. Trans Union, LLC open

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:26-cv-00772 · Filed Mar 25, 2026

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

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Esterline v. Trans Union, LLC open

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:26-cv-00556 · Filed Mar 5, 2026

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

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Esterline v. McAllister Delivery, Inc. open

District Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 3:24-cv-05091 · Filed Nov 20, 2024

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

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

Esterline v. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation closed

District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 3:23-cv-18670 · Filed Mar 17, 2023 · Closed Mar 17, 2023

Role of Esterline: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-03-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

ESTERLINE v. MERCK & CO., INC. open

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:20-cv-02342 · Filed May 19, 2020 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm

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

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Esterline v. Diamond Produce LLC dismissed

District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:19-cv-07968 · Filed Dec 5, 2019 · Closed Mar 11, 2021 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

Role of Esterline: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-03-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

Rosenfeld v. Esterline Technologies Corporation dismissed

District Court, D. Delaware · No. 1:18-cv-01891 · Filed Nov 29, 2018 · Closed May 31, 2019 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange · Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

Role of Esterline Technologies Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2019-05-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)

Kent v. Esterline Technologies Corporation dismissed

District Court, D. Delaware · No. 1:18-cv-01862 · Filed Nov 26, 2018 · Closed May 31, 2019 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

Role of Esterline Technologies Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2019-05-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)

United States v. Esterline Corporation dismissed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:12-cv-08718 · Filed Oct 11, 2012 · Closed Dec 4, 2013 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of Esterline Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2013-12-04 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)

Esterline v. Depuy Orthopaedics Inc dismissed

District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:11-dp-22511 · Filed Nov 3, 2011 · Closed Jul 30, 2014 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm

Role of Esterline: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-07-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

ESTERLINE v. THE SHEARER GROUP, INC. dismissed

District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:03-cv-00830 · Filed Jun 4, 2003 · Closed Oct 1, 2003 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of ESTERLINE: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2003-10-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IN (not a filing state)

Neoax, Inc v. Esterline Corporatio dismissed

District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:89-cv-07332 · Filed Nov 2, 1989 · Closed Apr 9, 1990 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange

Role of Esterline Corporatio: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1990-04-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 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 Rick Esterline..

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

12 cases: 12 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Robert Edward Morrison and Esterline Pecolia Morrison closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 13-60119 · Filed Jan 22, 2013 · Closed Apr 17, 2013

Role of Robert Edward Morrison and Esterline Pecolia Morrison: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-04-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 37 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in VA (not a filing state)

Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Esterline Construction & Development, Inc. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 05-05198 · Filed May 10, 2005 · Closed May 4, 2006

Role of Esterline Construction & Development, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-05-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗