PartnerFacts
Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ETLatest filing: Oct 22, 2026Now: Oct 24, 2026, 10:05 AM ET

Sponsor Check › Person

WS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

WAYNE STAATS

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WI · Mar 15, 2011 → Mar 15, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$0reported sold
0investors
1Form D filing
2011year on file
Follow this personLook further ↓PDF

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

The short version

WAYNE STAATS is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2011: HSM, LLC (Milwaukee, WI — manufacturing — 2011).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2011. 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 HENSLEY FOSTER (1 shared filing), LARRY STERKENBURG (1 shared filing) and RICHARD A KRANITZ (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around WAYNE. 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) — 13 court cases matching the name, 3 state regulator orders, 29 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 45 records came back, including 1 court case 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 WAYNE STAATS and found 3 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Richard Kranitz (Sep 22, 2014); Regulator action naming a team member: Richard Kranitz, Esq. (Sep 22, 2014); 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 WAYNE STAATS has not run yet — it is joining a line of 46,597 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

13 cases: 1 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 8 dismissed, 1 judgment

STAATS v. PFIZER INC open
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 3:26-cv-02654 · Filed Mar 23, 2026
Role of STAATS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Staats v. United Collection Bureau, Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. New York · No. 2:22-cv-05112 · Filed Aug 28, 2022 · Closed Mar 16, 2023
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-03-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Staats v. Williams and Fudge, Inc. dismissed
District Court, D. Kansas · No. 2:19-cv-02628 · Filed Oct 14, 2019 · Closed Nov 14, 2019 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-11-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KS (not a filing state)
Staats v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:19-cv-02525 · Filed Jun 2, 2019 · Closed Sep 17, 2019 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-09-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Staats v. Tadano America Corporation closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:16-cv-00583 · Filed Mar 4, 2016 · Closed Jun 23, 2016
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2016-06-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Johnson v. Staats Bros, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 4:15-cv-04682 · Filed Oct 8, 2015 · Closed May 18, 2016 · Nature of suit: 446 American with Disabilities - Other · Cause: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)
Role of Staats Bros, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2016-05-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Staats v. Equifax Information Services, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:15-cv-05177 · Filed Jun 11, 2015 · Closed Mar 29, 2016 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2016-03-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)
STAATS v. ACCOUNTS RECOVERY BUREAU, INC. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:11-cv-01673 · Filed Dec 19, 2011 · Closed Oct 30, 2012 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of STAATS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-10-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IN (not a filing state)
Staats v. Bank of America, N.A. judgment
District Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 3:10-cv-00068 · Filed Jul 9, 2010 · Closed Jun 7, 2011 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2011-06-07 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Staats v. Tyson Foods, Inc. dismissed
District Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 5:97-cv-05134 · Filed Aug 26, 1997 · Closed Mar 24, 1998 · Nature of suit: 891 Agricultural acts
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-03-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
Fireman's Fund Ins v. Staats dismissed
District Court, W.D. Washington · No. 2:96-cv-00089 · Filed Jan 17, 1996 · Closed Apr 25, 1996 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Staats: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1996-04-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
Madison Square LP v. Staats dismissed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:95-cv-04618 · Filed Jun 20, 1995 · Closed Jan 12, 1996 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Staats: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1996-01-12 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Staats v. Eltern Corporation closed
District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 2:61-cv-02538 · Filed Mar 3, 1961 · Closed Mar 3, 1961
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1961-03-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (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, 2:23 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

3 state regulator orders

Individuals Suspended Pursuant to NASD Rule Series 9554 for Failure to Comply with an Arbitration Award or Settlement Agreement FINRA · Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Order date Sep 20, 2007 · Regulator: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) · Parties (regulator's caption): Theodore Francis Staats
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (francis); nationwide regulator (FINRA) — the state is not a signal
Final Consent Order to Cease and Desist, vacating Summary Order SDO 016-01 WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date Jan 8, 2002 · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · SDO-086-01 · Parties (regulator's caption): Clairmont Capitol, Inc.; Geoffrey L. Mann, Charles W. Trench, and Shannon D. Staats, Respondents. · Order entered with/against: Clairmont Capitol, Inc. (See SDO-086-01 ) The Consent Order resolves a Summary Order entered May 5, 2001 against Clairmont, Geoffrey L. Mann, Charles W. Trench, and Shannon D. Staats
As listed by the regulator: On January 8, 2002, Securities Administrator Deborah Bortner entered into a final Consent Order with Clairmont Capitol, Inc. (See SDO-086-01 ) The Consent Order resolves a Summary Order entered May 5, 2001 against Clairmont, Geoffrey L. Mann, Charles W. Trench, and Shannon D. Staats. … Clairmont paid $5,000 in restitution to one injured Washington investor, $1,000 in costs and fees to the Department, and agreed to the imposition of a $10,000 fine, with the entire amount suspended based on future compliance with the Consent Order. The company agreed to comply with the Commodity Transaction Act and the Division vacated the Summary Order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (shannon); regulator in WA (not a filing state)
Summary Order to Cease and Desist WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date not stated in the index entry we read · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · SDO-016-01 · Parties (regulator's caption): Clairmont Capital Corp., a Colorado Corporation, Geoffrey L. Mann, Charles W. Trench, and Shannon D. Staats
As listed by the regulator: Gibraltar Enterprises; Richard Salter; Brian Moore, its agents and employees - SDO-14-01 The Securities Division entered a Summary Order to Cease and Desist naming Gibraltar Enterprises for alleged violations of the disclosure document, antifraud and registration provisions of the Business Opportunity Fraud Act. National Communications Marketing, Inc.; Stephen Wolfe; ETS Payphones, Inc.; Charles E. Edwards; Glen L. Ottmar; Earl C. Dennis; their agents and employees - SDO-12-01 The Securities Division entered Summary Order to Cease and Desist SDO-012-01 against the named parties for alleged violations of the Washington Securities Act. … Sandra Lucille Crist, SanMar & Associates, Inc. and Robert Xavier Ayer - SDO-10-01 The Securities Division issued a final cease and desist order against Crist and SanMar for allegedly offering and selling more than $2 million worth of unregistered securities to at least 35 investors in order to finance high-interest, short-term business loans. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (shannon); regulator in WA (not a filing state)
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 WAYNE STAATS..

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

29 cases: 29 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Staats v. Midwest Title Loans Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 10-04099 · Filed Sep 29, 2010 · Closed Nov 5, 2010
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)
Staats v. Citifinancial, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 10-05050 · Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Closed Oct 25, 2010
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2010-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in VA (not a filing state)
Private Investors, Inc. v. Staats closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 04-06094 · Filed Dec 27, 2004 · Closed Jan 24, 2005
Role of Staats: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
STAATS v. TROPICAL BREEZE RESORT ASSOCIATION, INC. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 03-90053 · Filed May 19, 2003 · Closed Jul 19, 2004
Role of STAATS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Staats & Staats Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:02-bk-15854 · Filed Jun 27, 2002 · Closed Feb 26, 2003
Role of Staats & Staats Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-02-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS v. STAATS EXPRESS, INC. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:01-ap-00625 · Filed May 16, 2001 · Closed Sep 17, 2001
Role of STAATS EXPRESS, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
Staats v. Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:99-ap-02384 · Filed Nov 22, 1999 · Closed May 24, 2000
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2000-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:98-ap-02367 · Filed Sep 18, 1998 · Closed Jul 19, 1999
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1999-07-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Del-Co Water closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:98-ap-02146 · Filed Jun 2, 1998 · Closed Jun 17, 1999
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1999-06-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Bank One, Arizona v. Staats closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 97-02187 · Filed May 5, 1997 · Closed Jul 29, 1997
Role of Staats: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1997-07-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
Staats v. Modern Welding Co of Ohio Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:96-ap-02431 · Filed Jul 24, 1996 · Closed Mar 3, 1998
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1998-03-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Butterworth Properties an Ohio Partnersh closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:95-ap-02029 · Filed Feb 3, 1995 · Closed Mar 26, 2002
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. State Savings Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:95-ap-02011 · Filed Jan 13, 1995 · Closed Oct 25, 1995
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1995-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. The Park National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:94-ap-02305 · Filed Dec 19, 1994 · Closed Aug 29, 1996
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1996-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:94-ap-02118 · Filed Jun 1, 1994 · Closed Oct 18, 1994
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1994-10-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. The Huntington National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:94-ap-02079 · Filed Apr 8, 1994 · Closed Dec 22, 2000
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2000-12-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Union Savings & Loan Association closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:93-ap-02109 · Filed Mar 24, 1993 · Closed Aug 5, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-08-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Foster Commercial Press closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:93-ap-02045 · Filed Feb 8, 1993 · Closed Jul 1, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Peerless Wholesale Candy Co closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:93-ap-02021 · Filed Jan 22, 1993 · Closed Dec 28, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02456 · Filed Dec 10, 1992 · Closed May 21, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02455 · Filed Dec 10, 1992 · Closed Jul 1, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02457 · Filed Dec 10, 1992 · Closed Jul 1, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Beneficial National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02454 · Filed Dec 10, 1992 · Closed Jul 1, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Eastern Transfer System Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02452 · Filed Dec 9, 1992 · Closed Dec 28, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. California Freight Services closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02451 · Filed Dec 9, 1992 · Closed Jan 28, 1994
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1994-01-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Atlantic Transport Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02447 · Filed Dec 9, 1992 · Closed Jan 28, 1994
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1994-01-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Institute of Transportation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02449 · Filed Dec 9, 1992 · Closed Jan 28, 1994
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1994-01-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. Sears, Roebuck & Co closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02439 · Filed Dec 2, 1992 · Closed Jun 3, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-06-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Staats v. BancOhio National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:92-ap-02117 · Filed Mar 20, 1992 · Closed May 14, 1993
Role of Staats: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 94 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (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, 2:23 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

3 differences found between the filings for WAYNE STAATS — 2 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 22, 2014

Regulator action naming a team member: Richard Kranitz (Sep 22, 2014)

A ap release dated Sep 22, 2014 names RICHARD A KRANITZ (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 80%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Richard Kranitz ↗RICHARD A KRANITZ — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Sep 22, 2014

Regulator action naming a team member: Richard Kranitz, Esq. (Sep 22, 2014)

A ap release dated Sep 22, 2014 names RICHARD A KRANITZ (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 80%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Richard Kranitz, Esq. ↗RICHARD A KRANITZ — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 15, 2011

WAYNE STAATS appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

HSM, LLC (last filing Mar 15, 2011; $0 sold of $750,000). 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.

HSM, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
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 commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 15, 2011 D
HSM, LLC
File 021-156739
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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

H
Manufacturing

HSM, LLC

Milwaukee, WI · Mar 15, 2011
  • Mar 15, 2011 · D · $0 sold of $750,000 · 0 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Wayne 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.

People around Wayne 3

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

RK
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

RICHARD A KRANITZ

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Wayne Staats. Their page shows their other deals.

HF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

HENSLEY FOSTER

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Wayne Staats. Their page shows their other deals.

LS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

LARRY STERKENBURG

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Wayne Staats. 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); 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 WAYNE STAATS 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 Wayne Staats is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in HSM, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #353,266 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

One-tap searches on sites we do not index ourselves, with the name pre-filled (Milwaukee, WI). Each opens in a new tab; what you find there is not verified by PartnerFacts.

Social and web

LinkedIn people search ↗Instagram ↗X (Twitter) ↗Facebook ↗YouTube ↗Google ↗Google Images ↗Google News ↗Meta Ad Library ↗

Courts

CourtListener / RECAP (federal) ↗PACER case locator (federal, login) ↗Wisconsin state courts — find the court ↗

Securities regulators

SEC EDGAR full-text search ↗SEC action look-up ↗FINRA BrokerCheck ↗SEC IAPD adviser search ↗

Business registries

Wisconsin Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

Change history

No corrections have been requested for this page.

Every fact links to its public-record source. Plain-English notes next to a fact are our reading of that fact, not a rating. Request a correction · Facts policy

Request a correction

Free. Logged with status: received → under review → fixed / confirmed with source.

Add a response

If this is you or your firm, add a sourced explanation next to any fact. Reviewed before publishing.

Monitor this person

Members get an email when WAYNE STAATS appears on a new Form D, or when a court case or SEC action is matched to them. See plans →