USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Keith Bryant Koch
The July 28, 2008 case record addressed the Coast Guard allegation summarized as: Misconduct (Refusal). The case outcome is recorded as Default.
Disposition
Suspension
Posture
Default
Sanction
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Judge
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What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The Coast Guard charged or alleged Keith Bryant Koch with misconduct (refusal).
The July 28, 2008 case record is tied to docket 2007-0596, procedural posture: Default, disposition: Suspension.
The ALJ treated the matter as a default proceeding based on the loaded order or docket metadata; the underlying conduct should therefore remain framed as Coast Guard allegations unless the order expressly states that the allegations were found proved or treated as admitted.
The recorded outcome or sanction is Default.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Default
Case Timeline
Jul 28, 2008
Suspension
Loaded source record for 2007-0596.
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2007-0596
- Enforcement Activity Number
- —
- Judge
- —
- Source Era
- 1999–2022 Published Decisions
- Dispositive Order Type
- Suspension
- Allegation
- Misconduct (Refusal)
Sources, Context, and Method
What This Record Does and Does Not Show
Coast Guard suspension and revocation cases are administrative proceedings about a merchant mariner credential. They generally begin when a Coast Guard investigating officer files a complaint with the ALJ Docketing Center. Unless the case goes to a hearing and an ALJ finds the complaint allegations proved in a written decision and order, the allegations should be understood as allegations, not findings.
A settlement agreement or consent order can end the proceeding without an admission of the alleged conduct. This page therefore separates what the Coast Guard alleged from what an ALJ, Commandant appeal decision, default order, settlement order, dismissal, or other public record actually decided.
MLAA builds these pages from public Coast Guard ALJ docket data, official Coast Guard source documents, preserved docket-source proof, and available orders or decisions. We preserve source records where we can, label allegations as allegations, avoid treating docket categories as factual findings, and invite source-backed corrections when a record needs to be fixed.
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