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Stephen Ritter

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jun 6, 2018 → Jun 6, 2018

1deal (issuers)

$15Mreported sold

8investors

1Form D filing

2018year on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Stephen Ritter is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jun 2018: MITEK SYSTEMS INC (San Diego, CA — other technology — 2018; $15M reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2018. 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 Alex W. Hart (1 shared filing), Bruce E. Hansen (1 shared filing), James B. DeBello (1 shared filing), James C. Hale (1 shared filing), Jane J. Thompson (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 11 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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

None found in sources searched

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET.

State courts: not yet searched. 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

Not yet searched

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

11 cases: 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Stephen J. Ritter, Sr. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 14-11180 · Filed May 13, 2014 · Closed Oct 23, 2019

Role of Stephen J. Ritter, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-10-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in LA (not a filing state)

Stephen J. Ritter, Jr. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 09-10533 · Filed Feb 26, 2009 · Closed Jun 11, 2009

Role of Stephen J. Ritter, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-06-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in LA (not a filing state)

Stephen J. Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 05-31161 · Filed Feb 20, 2005 · Closed Jun 30, 2005

Role of Stephen J. Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Stephen D Ritter and LaDonna H Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · No. 04-10357 · Filed Feb 6, 2004 · Closed May 24, 2004

Role of Stephen D Ritter and LaDonna H Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in NC (not a filing state)

Stephen K Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 03-02715 · Filed Jun 23, 2003 · Closed Sep 23, 2003

Role of Stephen K Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-09-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)

Stephen F. Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:02-bk-12653 · Filed Nov 18, 2002 · Closed Mar 6, 2007

Role of Stephen F. Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-03-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)

Stephen M Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:97-bk-16953 · Filed Nov 12, 1997 · Closed Apr 15, 1998

Role of Stephen M Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-04-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Stephen B. Ritter and Robin L. Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 97-30220 · Filed Apr 1, 1997 · Closed Jan 20, 1998

Role of Stephen B. Ritter and Robin L. Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-01-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in KY (not a filing state)

Stephen L Ritter and Jan L Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 95-12115 · Filed Jun 14, 1995 · Closed Oct 5, 1999

Role of Stephen L Ritter and Jan L Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-10-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)

Stephen Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 93-11140 · Filed Mar 1, 1993 · Closed Dec 13, 1993

Role of Stephen Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-12-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in MD (not a filing state)

Stephen Ritter and Desiree Yvonne Ritter closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 90-10759 · Filed Apr 5, 1990 · Closed Jul 27, 1990

Role of Stephen Ritter and Desiree Yvonne Ritter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 17 federal dockets); court in VA (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 yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

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
Jun 6, 2018 D MITEK SYSTEMS INC File 021-313957	$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 Stephen Ritter on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

MITEK SYSTEMS INC

San Diego, CA · Jun 6, 2018

Jun 6, 2018 · D · $201,946 sold of $201,946 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $15M from 8 investors (100% of the $202K target) as of the latest filing. Stephen 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: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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 Stephen 10

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

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