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Ryan S. Cheesman

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · UT · Oct 13, 2015 → Oct 13, 2015

1deal (issuers)

$3.79Mreported sold

3investors

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, 2:35 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Ryan S. Cheesman is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Oct 2015: Black Oak Fund I, L.P. (Salt Lake City, UT — industry reported as "Other" — 2015; $3.79M reported sold to 3 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Oct 2015. 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 Gregory Seare (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ryan. Each name links to their own page.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Honey (2 issuers, $3.92M reported sold, 2009–2015).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Honey has 2 companies on file and $3.92M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 15 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 20 records came back, including 2 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 Ryan S. Cheesman and found 1 difference, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 123 days after the first sale.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Ryan S. Cheesman has not run yet — it is joining a line of 11,213 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

15 cases: 2 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 8 dismissed, 1 judgment

Cheesman v. Costco Wholesale Corporation open

District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:26-cv-03058 · Filed Apr 30, 2026

Role of Cheesman: 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, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AZ (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. Williams & Fudge, Inc. closed

District Court, D. Minnesota · No. 0:24-cv-01264 · Filed Apr 10, 2024 · Closed Sep 25, 2024 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-09-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MN (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. C.R. Bard, Inc. open

District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:23-cv-00871 · Filed Mar 3, 2023

Role of Cheesman: 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, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The closed

District Court, D. Minnesota · No. 0:22-cv-01559 · Filed Jun 13, 2022 · Closed Apr 24, 2023

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MN (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. SunTrust Bank dismissed

District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:18-cv-02749 · Filed Nov 8, 2018 · Closed Jul 15, 2019 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: Restrictions on Use of Telephone Equipment

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-07-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. Collectcorp Corporation dismissed

District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 3:08-cv-02242 · Filed Dec 19, 2008 · Closed Apr 10, 2009 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2009-04-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. ESR Agency, Inc. judgment

District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:08-cv-02910 · Filed Sep 30, 2008 · Closed Jul 22, 2009 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2009-07-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)

Monsanto Company v. Cheesman Seed Company dismissed

District Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 4:08-cv-00463 · Filed Apr 4, 2008 · Closed Feb 9, 2009 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive & Declaratory Relief

Role of Cheesman Seed Company: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2009-02-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

Monsanto Company v. Cheesman Seed Company dismissed

District Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 4:08-cv-00464 · Filed Apr 4, 2008 · Closed Apr 14, 2008 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive & Declaratory Relief

Role of Cheesman Seed Company: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2008-04-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

Directv, Inc. v. Cheesman dismissed

District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:03-cv-00372 · Filed Mar 3, 2003 · Closed Mar 23, 2004 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of Cheesman: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-03-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. Encompass Medical Group, P.A. closed

District Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 4:02-cv-01099 · Filed Nov 26, 2002 · Closed Apr 11, 2003

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2003-04-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

Cheesman v. Acuson Corporation dismissed

District Court, N.D. California · No. 5:93-cv-20564 · Filed Jul 30, 1993 · Closed Aug 6, 1997 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange

Role of Cheesman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1997-08-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)

PGH. NAT'L BANK v. CHEESMAN dismissed

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:88-cv-01000 · Filed May 3, 1988 · Closed Nov 17, 1989 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions

Role of CHEESMAN: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1989-11-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Fireman's INS CO v. Cheesman closed

District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 2:87-cv-71053 · Filed Mar 20, 1987 · Closed Sep 28, 1987

Role of Cheesman: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1987-09-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)

RIB-ROOF INDUS v. CHEESMAN DEV CORP dismissed

District Court, D. Utah · No. · Filed Apr 4, 1986 · Closed Aug 30, 1988 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions

Role of CHEESMAN DEV CORP: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-08-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (UT)

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

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 Ryan S. Cheesman..

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

5 cases: 1 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Ryan W. Cheesman open

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 25-31790 · Filed Nov 13, 2025

Role of Ryan W. Cheesman: Debtor · 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, 44 federal dockets); first name matches; court in IN (not a filing state); middle initial differs

RYAN CHEESMAN and JESSICA CHEESMAN closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 14-13734 · Filed May 28, 2014 · Closed Sep 5, 2014

Role of RYAN CHEESMAN and JESSICA CHEESMAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-09-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NV (not a filing state); middle initial differs

FPC Financial, f.s.b. v. Cheesman closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 06-06089 · Filed Jun 29, 2006 · Closed Aug 31, 2006

Role of Cheesman: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION v. CHEESMAN closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 97-02757 · Filed Nov 5, 1997 · Closed Nov 20, 1997

Role of CHEESMAN: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1997-11-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)

CHEESMAN v. TENN STUDENT ASST CORP closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 2:91-ap-00603 · Filed Nov 21, 1991 · Closed May 3, 1999

Role of CHEESMAN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1999-05-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 44 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (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, 2:35 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

1 difference found between the filings for Ryan S. Cheesman — 1 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jun 12, 2015 – Oct 13, 2015

Form D filed 123 days after the first sale — Black Oak Fund I, L.P.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 12, 2015. The Form D was filed Oct 13, 2015 — 123 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 108 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 · Oct 13, 2015 ↗Black Oak Fund I, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Oct 13, 2015 ↗ (Oct 13, 2015)
Black Oak Fund I, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Oct 13, 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
Oct 13, 2015 D Black Oak Fund I, L.P. File 021-249167	$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 Ryan S. Cheesman on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other · group: Honey

Black Oak Fund I, L.P.

Salt Lake City, UT · Oct 13, 2015

Oct 13, 2015 · D · $3,787,878 sold of $3,787,878 · 3 investors · min. $15,151 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.79M from 3 investors (100% of the $3.79M target) as of the latest filing. Ryan is listed as executive officer, director.

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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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 Ryan 1

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

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Person

Gregory Seare

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

Listed on the same filings as Ryan S. Cheesman. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Honey

2 issuers · 3 filings · $3.92M reported sold · 2009–2015

BO Black Oak Fund I, L.P. Other · $3.79M sold · 2015 · listed
HN Honey Naturals, LLC Retailing · $650K sold · 2009

One team, 2 deal companies. Ryan S. Cheesman is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Ryan S. Cheesman.

Same business address

2 other issuers file from the same address

LNPR GROUP INC. Salt Lake City, UT · 2009
Personalized Medicine LLC Salt Lake City, UT · 2011

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Ryan S. Cheesman 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 Ryan S. Cheesman is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Black Oak Fund I, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #297,791 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Ryan S. Cheesman

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 123 days after the first sale — Black Oak Fund I, L.P.

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

Black Oak Fund I, L.P.

People around Ryan 1

Gregory Seare

The team behind the deals

Honey

2 other issuers file from the same address

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Public profiles and social

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