USCG Administrative Law Judge Case
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Ryan Messer
According to public Coast Guard docket records, the Coast Guard opened an administrative S&R case involving mariner Ryan Messer, with the docket listing “Conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC & Sexual Assault” as the allegation. On August 18, 2025, the ALJ issued a default order rather than a hearing decision after the mariner did not answer or appear as required by the S&R process. The recorded outcome is Revocation.
Disposition
Revocation
Posture
Default
Sanction
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Judge
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What the Record Shows
Case Summary
The Coast Guard charged or alleged Ryan Messer with conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC and sexual assault.
The August 18, 2025 Default Order is tied to docket 2025-0113, procedural posture: Default, disposition: Revocation.
The ALJ treated the matter as a default proceeding based on the loaded order or docket metadata; the underlying conduct should therefore remain framed as Coast Guard allegations unless the order expressly states that the allegations were found proved or treated as admitted.
The docket metadata records the findings as: Revoked.
The recorded outcome or sanction is Revocation.
Based on public docket metadata and available source documents. Allegations are described as allegations, not findings of fact or admissions.
Outcome
Revoked
Case Timeline
Aug 18, 2025
Default Order
Loaded source record for 2025-0113.
Case Metadata
- Docket Number
- 2025-0113
- Enforcement Activity Number
- —
- Dispositive Order Date
- Aug 18, 2025
- Judge
- —
- Source Era
- 2023–Present Docket Era
- Dispositive Order Type
- Default Order
- Allegation
- Conviction that would preclude issuance of MMC & Sexual Assault
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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