USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Michael Neelon NDRA
The available docket record identifies MICHAEL NEELON NDRA’s Coast Guard ALJ proceeding as closed after voluntary surrender of the mariner’s Merchant Mariner Credential. Under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203, voluntary surrender lets a credential holder surrender a credential or endorsement instead of appearing at a hearing, permanently relinquishing rights to the credential and waiving hearing rights.
Disposition
Withdrawn
Posture
Dismissal
Sanction
Voluntary surrender of MMC
Judge
—
What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The available docket record for docket 2024-0414 identifies this Coast Guard ALJ proceeding as closed after voluntary surrender of the mariner’s Merchant Mariner Credential. The available record does not include a complaint summary on this page, so this narrative does not state the underlying charge.
Under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203, a credential holder may surrender a credential or endorsement to the Coast Guard in preference to appearing at a hearing. The regulation requires a written statement that the surrender is voluntary, that rights to the surrendered credential or endorsement are permanently relinquished, and that hearing rights are waived.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Voluntary surrender of MMC. The available docket record identifies voluntary surrender as the basis for withdrawal/closure.
Sanction: Voluntary surrender of MMC
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2024-0414
- Enforcement Activity Number
- —
- Dispositive Order Date
- Sep 4, 2024
- Judge
- —
- Source Era
- 2023–Present Docket Era
- Dispositive Order Type
- Notice of Withdrawal / Voluntary Surrender under 46 C.F.R. § 5.203
- Allegation
- NDRA Conviction
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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