USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Ronald Lewis Thierfelder
The Coast Guard alleged that Ronald Lewis Thierfelder Disobedience of a lawyer order; refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test. The case outcome is recorded as Disobedience of lawful order-Proved; Refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test- Not Proved.
Disposition
Suspension
Posture
Hearing / Decision
Sanction
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Judge
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What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The Coast Guard alleged that Ronald Lewis Thierfelder Disobedience of a lawyer order; refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test.
The June 11, 2012 Outright suspended for one month from date credentials first surrendered and further suspended on probation of an additional two months for a 12 month period of probation beginning at the end of the period of outright suspension is tied to docket 2010-0567, procedural posture: Hearing Decision, disposition: Suspension.
The recorded outcome or sanction is Disobedience of lawful order-Proved; Refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test- Not Proved.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Disobedience of lawful order-Proved; Refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test- Not Proved
Case Timeline
Jun 11, 2012
Outright suspended for one month from date credentials first surrendered and further suspended on probation of an additional two months for a 12 month period of probation beginning at the end of the period of outright suspension
Loaded source record for 2010-0567.
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2010-0567
- Enforcement Activity Number
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- Judge
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- Source Era
- 1999–2022 Published Decisions
- Dispositive Order Type
- Outright suspended for one month from date credentials first surrendered and further suspended on probation of an additional two months for a 12 month period of probation beginning at the end of the period of outright suspension
- Allegation
- Disobedience of a lawyer order; refusal to submit to a reasonable cause drug test
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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