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William R Docking

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · KS · Dec 19, 2023 → Dec 19, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$0reported sold
0investors
1Form D filing
2023year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:55 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William R Docking is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Dec 2023: DOCKING BANCSHARES INC (Arkansas City, KS — commercial banking — 2023).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Dec 2023. 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 Brian T Docking (1 shared filing), Katherine M Christensen (1 shared filing), LeRoy Heizelman (1 shared filing) and Ryan Atkins (1 shared filing).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 8 court cases matching the name, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for William R Docking has not run yet — it is joining a line of 7,661 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

8 cases: 1 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

Fallon Washington v. Docking Enterprises, LLC open
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:25-cv-11190 · Filed Nov 21, 2025
Role of Docking Enterprises, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Docking v. Smith & Nephew Inc. closed
District Court, D. Maryland · No. 1:21-cv-01467 · Filed Jun 11, 2021 · Closed Aug 3, 2023
Role of Docking: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-08-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)
Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers v. Scioto Docking, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:18-mc-00002 · Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Closed Feb 11, 2020
Role of Scioto Docking, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2020-02-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (inc); court in OH (not a filing state)
Rolls-Royce Marine North America, Inc. v. Harbor Docking and Towing Company, LLC dismissed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:14-cv-02450 · Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Closed Sep 10, 2015 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Harbor Docking and Towing Company, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-09-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (harbor); court in LA (not a filing state)
St. Thomas Dry Docking Services Inc., (A Virgin Islands Corporation) v. Tug Boat/Tow Boat M/V Scotty-1 I.D. Number 259601 Her Engines, Tackle, Riggi closed
District Court, Virgin Islands · No. 3:99-cv-00229 · Filed Dec 23, 1999 · Closed May 24, 2004
Role of St. Thomas Dry Docking Services Inc., (A Virgin Islands Corporation): Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (dry); court in VI (not a filing state)
St. Thomas Dry Docking Services Inc., (A Virgin Islands Corporation) v. Tug Boat/Tow Boat M/V Scotty-1 I.D. Number 259601 Her Engines, Tackle, Riggi closed
District Court, Virgin Islands · No. 3:99-cv-00229 · Filed Dec 23, 1999 · Closed May 24, 2004
Role of St. Thomas Dry Docking Services Inc., (A Virgin Islands Corporation): Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (dry); court in VI (not a filing state)
Bolton v. Burlington Dry Docking Co. closed
District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 3:79-cv-03053 · Filed Mar 9, 1979 · Closed Mar 9, 1979
Role of Burlington Dry Docking Co.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1979-03-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (dry); court in WV (not a filing state)
Lemaster v. Ashland Dry Docking Company closed
District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 3:72-cv-02981 · Filed May 18, 1972 · Closed May 18, 1972
Role of Ashland Dry Docking Company: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1972-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (dry); 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, 2:55 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 William R Docking..

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

7 cases: 1 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William Edward Docking and Mary Josephine Docking open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:22-bk-00278 · Filed Jan 27, 2022
Role of William Edward Docking and Mary Josephine Docking: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (edward); court in FL (not a filing state)
Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., as Chapter 7 Trustee fo v. Florida Docking Masters Association, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 03-54356 · Filed Jul 11, 2003 · Closed Oct 29, 2003
Role of Florida Docking Masters Association, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2003-10-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (florida); court in DE (not a filing state)
Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., as Chapter 7 Trustee fo v. Docking Pilots Association, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 03-54358 · Filed Jul 11, 2003 · Closed Feb 7, 2005
Role of Docking Pilots Association, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
Stanziale, Jr. v. Florida Docking Masters Association, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 03-51613 · Filed Mar 18, 2003 · Closed Feb 3, 2005
Role of Florida Docking Masters Association, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (florida); court in DE (not a filing state)
William Edward Docking and Mary Josephine Docking closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:01-bk-10845 · Filed Nov 20, 2001 · Closed Jun 18, 2002
Role of William Edward Docking and Mary Josephine Docking: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-06-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (edward); court in FL (not a filing state)
Jeffrey D. Docking closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 01-14386 · Filed May 25, 2001 · Closed Dec 10, 2001
Role of Jeffrey D. Docking: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-12-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (jeffrey); court in MA (not a filing state)
Drake, Jr. v. Association Of Virginia Docking Pilots closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 92-04571 · Filed Dec 15, 1992 · Closed Nov 8, 1994
Role of Association Of Virginia Docking Pilots: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1994-11-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 28 federal dockets); different first name (virginia); court in GA (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, 2:55 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

No differences found between the public filings we have for William R Docking (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026).

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
Dec 19, 2023 D
DOCKING BANCSHARES INC
File 021-500094
$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 William R Docking on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial Banking

DOCKING BANCSHARES INC

Arkansas City, KS · Dec 19, 2023
  • Dec 19, 2023 · D · $0 sold of $4,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $465 · role: Executive Officer, Director (Director and President) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer, director.

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: Commercial Banking / 506(b) (624 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 William 4

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

Ryan Atkins

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William R Docking. Their page shows their other deals.

KC
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Person

Katherine M Christensen

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

Listed on the same filings as William R Docking. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

LeRoy Heizelman

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William R Docking. Their page shows their other deals.

BD
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Person

Brian T Docking

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

Listed on the same filings as William R Docking. Their page shows their other deals.

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 William R Docking 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 William R Docking is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in DOCKING BANCSHARES INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #111,191 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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