USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Bernell Carter
The Coast Guard docket 2024-0004 listed the allegation against Bernell Carter as “Security Risk, Subject of an official finding of Sexual Assault, Conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC, dangerous drug law violation.” In the March 19, 2024 Default Order, the ALJ resolved the case by default; default is a procedural posture in the Coast Guard S&R process, not a criminal conviction. The visible outcome is Revoked.
Disposition
Revocation
Posture
Default
Sanction
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Judge
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What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The Coast Guard docket 2024-0004 listed the allegation against Bernell Carter as “Security Risk, Subject of an official finding of Sexual Assault, Conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC, dangerous drug law violation.”
The ALJ issued the March 19, 2024 Default Order and resolved the matter by default. In an S&R default, the order may treat complaint allegations as admitted for the pending credential action, while the underlying conduct is still described through the Coast Guard's allegations and the order's procedural findings.
The recorded outcome is Revoked.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Revoked
Case Timeline
Mar 19, 2024
Default Order
Loaded source record for 2024-0004.
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2024-0004
- Enforcement Activity Number
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- Judge
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- Source Era
- 2023–Present Docket Era
- Dispositive Order Type
- Default Order
- Allegation
- Security Risk, Subject of an official finding of Sexual Assault, Conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC, dangerous drug law violation
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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