USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Richard Merritt
The Coast Guard charged or alleged Richard Merritt with misconduct. The case outcome is recorded as Settlement Agreement.
Disposition
Settlement Agreement
Posture
Settlement
Sanction
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Judge
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What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The Coast Guard charged or alleged Richard Merritt with misconduct.
The April 22, 2025 Consent Order is tied to docket 2025-0110, procedural posture: Settlement, disposition: Settlement Agreement.
The available record identifies the case as resolved through settlement or consent, so the summary should not characterize the settlement as an admission unless the agreement or order expressly says so.
The docket metadata records the findings as: Settled.
The recorded outcome or sanction is Settlement Agreement.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Settled
Case Timeline
Apr 22, 2025
Consent Order
Loaded source record for 2025-0110.
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2025-0110
- Enforcement Activity Number
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- Judge
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- Source Era
- 2023–Present Docket Era
- Dispositive Order Type
- Consent Order
- Allegation
- Misconduct
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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