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Steven Lawrence Shaffer

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · ME · Dec 4, 2014 → May 31, 2016

1deal (issuers)

$0reported sold

0investors

3Form D filings

2014–2016years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:32 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Steven Lawrence Shaffer is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Dec 2014 and May 2016: Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC (Westbrook, ME — retailing — 2014–2016).

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 Catherine Helen Gerteis (3 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Steven. 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 43 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 44 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 Steven Lawrence Shaffer and found 3 differences: Steven Lawrence Shaffer appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Minimum investment changed 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

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Steven K Shaffer v. Jo Anne B Barnhart closed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:04-cv-08373 · Filed Oct 7, 2004 · Closed Jan 24, 2006 · Nature of suit: 864 S.S.I.D.

Role of Steven K Shaffer: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2006-01-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Appeal denied (magistrate judge) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

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, 2:32 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: 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 Steven Lawrence Shaffer..

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

43 cases: 3 open, 40 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Steven Shaffer open

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 25-13239 · Filed Jul 30, 2025

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

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Steven M. Shaffer open

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 22-60414 · Filed Apr 29, 2022

Role of Steven M. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A. Shaffer, Jr. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:18-bk-56596 · Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Closed Feb 27, 2019

Role of Steven A. Shaffer, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A. Shaffer and Crystal J. Shaffer open

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:18-bk-54156 · Filed Jun 30, 2018

Role of Steven A. Shaffer and Crystal J. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven H. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 17-43153 · Filed Mar 7, 2017 · Closed Jun 16, 2017

Role of Steven H. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-06-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer and Melody Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 15-32422 · Filed Oct 8, 2015 · Closed Apr 14, 2021

Role of Steven Shaffer and Melody Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-04-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven L. Shaffer and Barbara Ann Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 13-60655 · Filed Apr 25, 2013 · Closed Mar 12, 2014

Role of Steven L. Shaffer and Barbara Ann Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-03-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state)

Steven Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:12-bk-08831 · Filed Jun 6, 2012 · Closed Nov 20, 2012

Role of Steven Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-11-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)

Steven Shaffer and Kristine Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 12-06165 · Filed Apr 30, 2012 · Closed Aug 6, 2012

Role of Steven Shaffer and Kristine Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven M Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:11-bk-60852 · Filed Oct 26, 2011 · Closed Feb 29, 2012

Role of Steven M Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-02-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven S. Shaffer and Ginny L Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 11-42080 · Filed Jul 13, 2011 · Closed Jul 16, 2013

Role of Steven S. Shaffer and Ginny L Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-07-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 11-10654 · Filed Jan 27, 2011 · Closed Jun 17, 2011

Role of Steven A. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-06-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven E. Shaffer and Nicole L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:10-bk-12705 · Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Closed Nov 12, 2010

Role of Steven E. Shaffer and Nicole L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven K Shaffer and Laurie E Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 10-31434 · Filed May 28, 2010 · Closed Jun 2, 2015

Role of Steven K Shaffer and Laurie E Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-06-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:09-bk-58576 · Filed Jul 29, 2009 · Closed Dec 16, 2009

Role of Steven A Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-12-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 09-30011 · Filed Jan 5, 2009 · Closed Feb 10, 2010

Role of Steven Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-02-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in IN (not a filing state)

Steven F. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 08-27969 · Filed Nov 11, 2008 · Closed Apr 1, 2009

Role of Steven F. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-04-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in CO (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven W Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 06-00489 · Filed May 23, 2006 · Closed Aug 30, 2006

Role of Steven W Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in IA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 05-38750 · Filed Oct 16, 2005 · Closed Mar 24, 2006

Role of Steven Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-03-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)

Steven D Shaffer and Diana L Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:05-bk-03055 · Filed May 9, 2005 · Closed Jul 10, 2009

Role of Steven D Shaffer and Diana L Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-07-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven L. Shaffer and Leslie R. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:04-bk-61123 · Filed Jul 15, 2004 · Closed Dec 1, 2004

Role of Steven L. Shaffer and Leslie R. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-12-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Steven L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 03-41444 · Filed Feb 5, 2003 · Closed Nov 15, 2006

Role of Steven L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-11-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state)

Steven C. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:02-bk-13447 · Filed Dec 9, 2002 · Closed Dec 4, 2003

Role of Steven C. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven M Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:02-bk-03475 · Filed Aug 21, 2002 · Closed Dec 3, 2002

Role of Steven M Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-12-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven P. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 02-43614 · Filed Jul 11, 2002 · Closed Oct 8, 2002

Role of Steven P. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:02-bk-15656 · Filed Jun 20, 2002 · Closed Oct 11, 2002

Role of Steven Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Steven M. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:01-bk-46836 · Filed Dec 4, 2001 · Closed Aug 18, 2002

Role of Steven M. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-08-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven M. Shaffer and Jean M. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 01-32181 · Filed Dec 3, 2001 · Closed Mar 28, 2002

Role of Steven M. Shaffer and Jean M. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven E Shaffer and Tammy L Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:01-bk-03337 · Filed Jun 8, 2001 · Closed Oct 19, 2001

Role of Steven E Shaffer and Tammy L Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven N Shaffer and Connie L Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · No. 00-00742 · Filed Mar 24, 2000 · Closed Aug 8, 2000

Role of Steven N Shaffer and Connie L Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-08-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in ID (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 99-20065 · Filed Dec 28, 1999 · Closed Apr 11, 2000

Role of Steven L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-04-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Steven D. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 99-44141 · Filed Aug 9, 1999 · Closed Nov 16, 1999

Role of Steven D. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-11-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven J. Shaffer and Kay D. Young closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:99-bk-02785 · Filed Jun 25, 1999 · Closed Oct 26, 1999

Role of Steven J. Shaffer and Kay D. Young: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-10-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer and Geralyn Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 98-66368 · Filed Nov 19, 1998 · Closed Mar 9, 1999

Role of Steven Shaffer and Geralyn Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-03-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MD (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A. Shaffer and Rebecca L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 98-10044 · Filed Jan 9, 1998 · Closed May 20, 1998

Role of Steven A. Shaffer and Rebecca L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-05-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven R. Shaffer and Mary Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 97-19490 · Filed Aug 26, 1997 · Closed Dec 11, 1997

Role of Steven R. Shaffer and Mary Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-12-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in MD (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven E. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 96-41776 · Filed Aug 15, 1996 · Closed Dec 30, 1996

Role of Steven E. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-12-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

STEVEN O. SHAFFER closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · No. 95-03845 · Filed Jun 21, 1995 · Closed Nov 21, 1995

Role of STEVEN O. SHAFFER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-11-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in PR (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven J. Shaffer and Lori L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 2:95-bk-00850 · Filed Feb 1, 1995 · Closed May 11, 1995

Role of Steven J. Shaffer and Lori L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-05-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer and Michelle Marie Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 94-31131 · Filed Jun 1, 1994 · Closed Sep 16, 1994

Role of Steven Shaffer and Michelle Marie Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in IN (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven Shaffer and Cathy Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:92-bk-10795 · Filed Feb 18, 1992 · Closed Jun 10, 1992

Role of Steven Shaffer and Cathy Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven J. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 92-50327 · Filed Feb 14, 1992 · Closed May 6, 1993

Role of Steven J. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in KY (not a filing state); middle initial differs

Steven A. Shaffer and Sharleen L. Shaffer closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 90-16092 · Filed Dec 20, 1990 · Closed Aug 8, 1991

Role of Steven A. Shaffer and Sharleen L. Shaffer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-08-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 81 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state); middle initial differs

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, 2:32 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

3 differences found between the filings for Steven Lawrence Shaffer (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 31, 2016

Steven Lawrence Shaffer appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC (last filing May 31, 2016; $0 sold of $600,000). 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.

Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (May 31, 2016)

Note · Dec 4, 2014 – Jan 21, 2015

Minimum investment changed between filings — Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

The Dec 4, 2014 filing lists a minimum of $50,000; the Jan 21, 2015 Form D/A lists $25,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Dec 4, 2014 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jan 21, 2015 ↗Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D (earlier) · Dec 4, 2014 ↗ (Dec 4, 2014)
Form D/A (later) · Jan 21, 2015 ↗ (Jan 21, 2015)
Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (May 31, 2016)

Note · Jan 21, 2015 – May 31, 2016

Address moved from Isle Au Haut, ME to Portland, ME — Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

The people listed on the Jan 21, 2015 filing give Isle Au Haut, ME; on the May 31, 2016 filing they give Portland, ME.

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/A · Jan 21, 2015 ↗Form D · May 31, 2016 ↗Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D/A · Jan 21, 2015 ↗ (Jan 21, 2015)
Form D · May 31, 2016 ↗ (May 31, 2016)
Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (May 31, 2016)

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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $70,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
May 31, 2016 D Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC File 021-264073	$0	$0	$35,000 (est.) Salaries to Catherine H. Gerteis and Steven L. Shaffer	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Jan 21, 2015 D/A Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC File 021-229477	$0	$0	$35,000 Salaries to Catherine H. Gerteis and Steven L. Shaffer	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 Steven Lawrence Shaffer on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Retailing

Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

Westbrook, ME · Dec 4, 2014 → May 31, 2016 · 3 filings

May 31, 2016 · D · $0 sold of $350,000 · 0 investors · min. $8,500 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
Jan 21, 2015 · D/A · $0 sold of $600,000 · 0 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
Dec 4, 2014 · D · $0 sold of $600,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Steven 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: Retailing / 506(b) (959 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 Steven 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

Catherine Helen Gerteis

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

Listed on the same filings as Steven Lawrence Shaffer. 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); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 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 Steven Lawrence Shaffer 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 Steven Lawrence Shaffer is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #286,640 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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4. Differences between public sources

Steven Lawrence Shaffer appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Minimum investment changed between filings — Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

Address moved from Isle Au Haut, ME to Portland, ME — Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

Black Dinah Chocolatiers LLC

People around Steven 1

Catherine Helen Gerteis

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