FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Go Mini's litigation history

What Go Mini's disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 3 lists the material legal actions a franchisor must report; Item 4 covers bankruptcy. This is the franchisor's own disclosure, not a court record, and not legal advice.

Items 3 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance

What the filing discloses

Cases disclosed: 4; Item 3, as counted in the filing

Largest settlement, franchisor's own cases: $150K; As stated in Item 3

Bankruptcy (Item 4): None; Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer

Filing year: 2026; Disclosures cover the prior ten years

Extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document

Item 3: litigation

Franchisor sued a terminated franchisee for breach/nonpayment of royalties, obtaining a $90,527 judgment after a $150,000 settlement was partly unpaid. Three older (2012-2013) state regulatory actions (NY, VA, MD) concerned pre-formation Dealer Agreements entered into by the franchisor's predecessor/parent before proper franchise registration; resolved via consent orders with modest fines ($3,500-$4,000) and no admission of wrongdoing.

Item 3 (litigation) · 4 matters disclosed

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Concluded (3)

Go Mini’s Franchising, LLC v. Art Scalise and Massachusetts Mobile Storage, LLC
settled
Brought against a franchisee · filed 2023-01-20 · Ventura County Superior Court · 56-2023-00574766-CU-BC-VTA
“… Ventura County Superior Court, Case Number 56-2023-00574766-CU-BC-VTA, filed January 20, 2023.”Page 8 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On June 20, 2024, we entered into a settlement agreement by which we agreed to terminate the franchise agreement and dismiss the action, and the franchisee and its owner agreed to pay us $150,000 in 3 installments, transfer to us a web domain containing the Go Mini’s trademark, execute stipulations” (page 9)
Securities Commissioner of Maryland v. Go Mini’s, LLC, Go Mini’s Franchising, LLC, and William G. Norris, Jr.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · filed 2013 · Securities Commissioner of Maryland · 2012-0363
“Maryland Consent Order (Securities Commissioner of Maryland v. Go Mini’s, LLC, Go Mini’s Franchising, LLC, and William G. Norris, Jr., Case No. 2012-0363).”Page 9 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Virginia Settlement Order (Virginia State Corporation Commission Case No. SEC-2013-0004)
settled
Government or regulatory action · filed 2013 · Virginia State Corporation Commission · SEC-2013-0004
“… In 2012, after we applied for franchise registration in Virginia, the Corporation Commission investigated concerning two Dealer Agreements our parent entered into in Virginia in 2005.”Page 9 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Without admitting or denying the allegations, our parent, we and Mr. Norris paid Virginia $3,500 in costs and penalties and agreed not to violate the Act in the future.”

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Concluded (1)

New York Assurance of Discontinuance (NY Attorney General Case No. ADO #12-118, March 2013)
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Go Mini's, LLC (our immediate parent) · filed 2013 · New York Attorney General · ADO #12-118
“… In 2012, after we applied for franchise registration, the New York Attorney General investigated concerning Dealer Agreements our parent entered into in New York between 2002 and 2009.”Page 9 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Our parent agreed to register as a franchisor or qualify for an exemption before selling franchises in New York, pay $4,000 as costs and penalties and offer rescission to each Dealer that entered into a Dealer Agreement in New York in the prior 6 years.”

Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.

Disclosure signals that moved the score

How this shows up in the verdict

Historical regulatory settlements (2002-2009) in NY, VA, MD for unregistered dealer agreements signal compliance/governance issues, even if predecessor-related

The verdict grade is FranchiseVerdict's editorial assessment across SBA loan performance, unit growth, revenue and disclosure signals. It is not investment advice.

Before you weigh a lawsuit

How to read Item 3

A franchisor must disclose pending actions and any material civil action involving the franchise relationship, plus convictions or civil judgments for fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or franchise-law violations, going back ten years. A case the franchisor brought against a franchisee counts too. Item 3 does not include every dispute: settled claims below the materiality line and matters resolved in private arbitration can be absent.

Questions worth asking current and former franchisees, using the contact list in Item 20:

Were you, or anyone you know in the system, party to a dispute with the franchisor?
Was it resolved by settlement, arbitration or a court, and on what terms?
Has the number of disputes gone up or down since you signed?

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