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U.S. Coast Guard vs. Diego Hatch Garcia

The available record says the Coast Guard charged or alleged Diego Hatch Garcia with misconduct (fraudulent submission of credential application). The case outcome is recorded as Proved.

Disposition

Revocation

Posture

Hearing / Decision

Sanction

Judge

What the Record Shows

Case Summary

The Coast Guard charged or alleged Diego Hatch Garcia with misconduct (fraudulent submission of credential application).

The July 11, 2019 Revoked (Stayed for 24 mos. with 12 mos. outright suspension followed by 12 mos. probation) is tied to docket 2018-0407, procedural posture: Hearing Decision, disposition: Revocation.

The recorded outcome or sanction is Proved.

Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.

Outcome

Proved

Case Timeline

  1. Jul 11, 2019

    Revoked (Stayed for 24 mos. with 12 mos. outright suspension followed by 12 mos. probation)

    Loaded source record for 2018-0407.

Case Metadata

Docket Number
2018-0407
Enforcement Activity Number
Dispositive Order Date
Jul 11, 2019
Dispositive order
Judge
Source Era
1999–2022 Published Decisions
Dispositive Order Type
Revoked (Stayed for 24 mos. with 12 mos. outright suspension followed by 12 mos. probation)
Allegation
Misconduct (fraudulent submission of credential application)

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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