Hon. Brian Curley
Acting Chief ALJ
New Orleans
View profileU.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Court
Merchant Mariner Court Docket
MLAA is rebuilding the public record of the U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge hearing docket into a searchable public resource. This ongoing project brings together judges, case records, published decisions, and annual enforcement reports in one place.
Search the DocketJudges of the Court
The Coast Guard merchant mariner court is staffed by six administrative law judges based in ports around the country.
Hon. Timothy Stueve
U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
Alameda
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Hon. Lineka Quijano
U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
Baltimore
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Hon. Tommy Cantrell
U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
Houston
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Hon. Jennifer Mehaffey
U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
New York
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Hon. George Jordan
U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
Seattle
View profileAbout the Court
The U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge system hears merchant mariner credential and disciplinary cases. This resource tracks its judges, docketed cases, published decisions, and related court records.
Annual Reports
Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels
Required under 46 U.S.C. § 10105.
- FY 2023Sep 24, 2024
- FY 2024Apr 4, 2025
- FY 2025Coming Soon
Methodology
MLAA is reconstructing this docket from Coast Guard-published case data, historical decisions, and related public records. Some years contain fuller basic docket information than others, and not every case currently has publicly linked documents.
Docket Records
The docket now includes Coast Guard ALJ case records, published historical decisions, and Commandant Decisions on Appeal archive records.
Total Cases in Docket
3,051
Years Covered
1949 – 2025
Matching Results
87
CaseAllegationsFindingsDispositionRecord Status
AllegationsThe Coast Guard charged misconduct arising from alleged abusive sexual contact, assault an…
FindingsProven: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment of Cadet. Judge George J. Jordan’s 2025 reman…
Dispositive OrderSuspension
Record Status
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Alcohol / DUI; Misconduct
FindingsOrder Granting Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal: the Coast Guard advised that Sison volunta…
Dispositive OrderOrder Granting Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
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AllegationsSexual Assault
FindingsSettled
Dispositive OrderSettlement
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AllegationsSexual Assault
FindingsSuspended
Dispositive OrderSettlement
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Assault
FindingsNotice of Withdrawal: Coast Guard withdrew the complaint due to receipt of Sanchez Padilla…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Conviction / NDRA; Credential / MMC; Law / Regulation; Settlement
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. The settlement states that Respondent neither admitted nor…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Harassment; Misconduct; Credential / MMC
FindingsProven in part: unwanted sexual comments and advances, unwanted touching, and blocking mov…
Dispositive OrderDecision and Order
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AllegationsSexual Harassment
FindingsSettled
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsThe Coast Guard complaint alleged misconduct under 46 U.S.C. § 7703(1)(B) and 46 C.F.R. §…
FindingsVoluntary surrender of credential after Coast Guard complaint. The complaint documents are…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Harassment; Misconduct; Settlement
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. The notice of completion states that Balat completed the te…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Misconduct
FindingsSettlement Agreement: docket 2022-0467 was consolidated with docket 2023-0106 for settleme…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order Approving Settlement Agreement and Order Canceling Hearing
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Harassment; Misconduct
FindingsSettlement Agreement: docket 2023-0106 was consolidated with docket 2022-0467 for settleme…
Dispositive OrderContested
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Assault; Alcohol; Misconduct; Law / Regulation; Settlement
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. Thomas did not admit liability and neither admitted nor den…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
FindingsVoluntary surrender of MMC. The available docket record identifies voluntary surrender as…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
Document availableView case
AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Sexual Harassment; Misconduct; Law / Regulation
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. Recorded sanction: 30 months outright suspension; stayed re…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order Approving Settlement Agreement
Record Status
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AllegationsSexual Assault
FindingsVoluntary surrender of MMC. The available docket record identifies voluntary surrender as…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
Document availableView case
AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Conviction / NDRA; Misconduct; Credential / MMC
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. Tietge admitted jurisdictional allegations, neither admitte…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Completion of Settlement Agreement / Consent Order Approving Settlement Agreement
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AllegationsSexual Harassment
FindingsALJ Brian Curley approved the settlement agreement in full under 33 C.F.R. § 20.502 and or…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Misconduct; Conviction / NDRA; Misconduct; Credential / MMC
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. Betnar admitted jurisdictional allegations, neither admitte…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Completion of Settlement Agreement / Consent Order Approving Settlement Agreement
Record Status
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AllegationsMisconduct; Conviction / NDRA; Alcohol / DUI; Sexual Misconduct; Credential / MMC
FindingsSettlement agreement approved. The settlement papers state that Svendsen admitted the juri…
Dispositive OrderConsent Order Approving Settlement Agreement
Record Status
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AllegationsConviction that would preclude issuance of MMC and Sexual Assault
FindingsVoluntary surrender of MMC. The available docket record identifies voluntary surrender as…
Dispositive OrderNotice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
Record Status
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AllegationsMisconduct and Sexual Assault
FindingsSettled
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Assault
Findings—
Dispositive OrderWithdrawn
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AllegationsSecurity Risk and Sexual Assault
FindingsSettled
Dispositive OrderConsent Order
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AllegationsSexual Assault
FindingsWithdrawn
Dispositive OrderWithdrawal Order
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