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William Robards

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Mar 21, 2014 → Mar 21, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$5Mreported sold
2investors
1Form D filing
2014year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:30 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William Robards is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2014: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE & TEA, LLC (Los Angeles, CA — restaurants — 2014; $5M reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2014. 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 Andrew Li (1 shared filing), Barbara Stewart (1 shared filing), Bob Kaufman (1 shared filing), Cori Lynn Connell (1 shared filing), Diane Kuyoomjian (1 shared filing) and 12 others.

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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 6 court cases matching the name, 10 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 16 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 William Robards and found 3 differences: Bankruptcy case: Coffee Tea Distributors, Inc; Bankruptcy case: Philemon Kang and Jiyeun Lee; 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 William Robards has not run yet — it is joining a line of 27,246 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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

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

ROBARDS v. COOK INCORPORATED open
District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:22-cv-02111 · Filed Oct 31, 2022
Role of ROBARDS: 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, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IN (not a filing state)
Standley v. Robards Express, Inc. closed
District Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 2:08-mc-02113 · Filed Nov 12, 2008 · Closed Nov 19, 2008
Role of Robards Express, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2008-11-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AL (not a filing state)
Standley v. Robards Express, Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 1:05-mc-00032 · Filed May 5, 2005 · Closed Oct 29, 2007
Role of Robards Express, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2007-10-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
STADLEY v. ROBARDS EXPRESS INC judgment
District Court, D. Maine · No. · Filed Sep 14, 2004 · Closed Jan 10, 2005 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of ROBARDS EXPRESS INC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2005-01-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in ME (not a filing state)
STANDLEY v. ROBARDS EXPRESS INC closed
District Court, D. Maine · No. 1:04-cv-00161 · Filed Sep 14, 2004 · Closed Jan 10, 2005 · Nature of suit: 220 Foreclosure
Role of ROBARDS EXPRESS INC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2005-01-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in ME (not a filing state)
ROBARDS, ET AL v. CONSULTING PSYCHOLOG, ET AL closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. · Filed Oct 9, 1991 · Closed Dec 23, 1991 · Nature of suit: 320 Assault, libel, and slander
Role of ROBARDS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1991-12-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:30 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: VA (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 Robards..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): 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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

10 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William D Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 16-12159 · Filed Apr 22, 2016 · Closed Sep 12, 2016
Role of William D Robards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); first name matches; court in WA (not a filing state)
William E Robards, Jr. and Loretta A Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 15-31041 · Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Closed Aug 11, 2017
Role of William E Robards, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-08-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); first name matches; court in KY (not a filing state)
William D Robards and Heather Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 14-11920 · Filed Mar 14, 2014 · Closed Dec 8, 2015
Role of William D Robards and Heather Robards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-12-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); first name matches; court in WA (not a filing state)
American Express Bank, FSB v. Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 12-02598 · Filed Oct 9, 2012 · Closed Dec 18, 2012
Role of Robards: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2012-12-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Stalzer v. Robards Express, Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 10-06135 · Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Closed Oct 29, 2010
Role of Robards Express, Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2010-10-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
World of Floors, Inc. v. Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 05-80522 · Filed May 11, 2005 · Closed Jun 30, 2006
Role of Robards: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
MBNA America Bank, NA v. Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 04-06064 · Filed May 19, 2004 · Closed Jan 21, 2005
Role of Robards: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-01-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), N.A. v. Robards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 04-06062 · Filed May 18, 2004 · Closed Feb 24, 2005
Role of Robards: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Classic Woodworking, Inc. v. Robards Xpress Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 03-03453 · Filed Oct 3, 2003 · Closed Dec 12, 2003
Role of Robards Xpress Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OR (not a filing state)
William Robards Harrell and Elisabeth Bailey Harrell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 92-00827 · Filed Jul 6, 1992 · Closed Feb 24, 1995
Role of William Robards Harrell and Elisabeth Bailey Harrell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 36 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NC (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, 2:30 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 William Robards (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 22, 2020 – Sep 9, 2021

Bankruptcy case: Coffee Tea Distributors, Inc. — filed Jun 22, 2020

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California docket "Coffee Tea Distributors, Inc." filed Jun 22, 2020, closed Sep 9, 2021. INTERNATIONAL COFFEE & TEA, LLC (related issuer) is listed as Party ("Coffee Tea Distributors, Inc."). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Note · Oct 9, 2009 – May 23, 2014

Bankruptcy case: Philemon Kang and Jiyeun Lee — filed Oct 9, 2009

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Philemon Kang and Jiyeun Lee" filed Oct 9, 2009, closed May 23, 2014. Jiyeun Lee (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("Philemon Kang and Jiyeun Lee"). Our match estimate: 70%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Note · Oct 9, 2012 – Dec 18, 2012

Bankruptcy case: American Express Bank, FSB v. Robards — filed Oct 9, 2012

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California docket "American Express Bank, FSB v. Robards" filed Oct 9, 2012, closed Dec 18, 2012. William Robards is listed as Defendant ("Robards"). Our match estimate: 47%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

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 21, 2014 D
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE & TEA, LLC
File 021-214052
$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 Robards on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Restaurants

INTERNATIONAL COFFEE & TEA, LLC

Los Angeles, CA · Mar 21, 2014
  • Mar 21, 2014 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $5M from 2 investors as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer.

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: Restaurants / 506(b) (639 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 17

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

DK
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Person

Diane Kuyoomjian

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

BK
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Person

Bob Kaufman

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

PB
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Person

Paul Balzer

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

ME
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Person

Melvin Elias

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

BS
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Person

Barbara Stewart

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

WJ
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Person

Won Jae Jang

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

KC
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Person

Karen Cate

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

SS
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Person

Sunny Sassoon

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

HK
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Person

Hyun Yong Kim

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

WK
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Person

William Kussell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JC
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Person

Jefferson Case

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

AL
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Person

Andrew Li

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JS
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Person

Jeff Shroeder

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JL
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Person

Jiyeun Lee

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

CC
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Person

Cori Lynn Connell

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

VS
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Person

Victor Sassoon

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JD
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Person

John Dawson

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William Robards. 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 Robards 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 Robards is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in INTERNATIONAL COFFEE & TEA, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #319,251 of 374,652 in line (1,330 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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