U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITJ3D STATES COAST GUARD 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

Complainant 

vs. 

ANTONIO MONTE RIDDICK, 

Respondent 

Docket Number CG S&R 07-0643 

CG Case No. 2992630 

DEFAULT ORDER 

Issued: Mmh 5.2008 

Iasued by: M. J. Devine. Administrative Law Judge 

On January 29, 2008 the Investigating Officer at Sector Hampton Roads filed a Motion for 

Default Order, seeking revocation ofthe Respondent's Merchant Mariner's Document, which 

Motion is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. 

On March 4,2008, this Suspension and Revocation proceeding was assigned to the 

undersigned Administrative Law Judge for the U.S. Coast Guard for adjudication of the Motion 

for Default. The matter was taken under advisement and a complete review of this case was 

made. According to the case file, a copy of the original Complaint, daied July 25,2007. was duly 

served upon the RcspondenL by Personal Delivery, on December 6,2007. Respondent was 

charged with Use of or Addiction to the Use of Dangerous Bmgs under 46 USC 7704(C). To 

date. Respondent has not filed an Answcr to the original Complaint, with either the investigating 

Officer or the Coast Guard Administrative Law Jud~ Bockethg Center. 
On January 29,2008 the Coast Guard filed a Default Mohon. AS required by 33 CFR 

20.304 Tabic 20.304(G), thc Default Motion was served by sending it Certified Mail, Receipt 

Return to Respondent's last known address. On January 31,2008 USPS attempted to deliver the 

document and left a notsee for Respondent to pick up the package. On February I?, 2008 the U.S. 

Postal Sewlce concluded that the Respondent was not going to pick-up his certified mail and 

returned the package to scnder (Coast Guard). To date, the Respondent has not filed an Answer to 

thc orlginal Cornplamnt, with either the Investigating Officer or the Coast Guard Administrative 

Law Judge Docketxnp! Center. The Respondent has not provided any change of address therefore 

scrvice of the Motion for Default is adequate in keeping with 33 CFR 20.304(h) and twcnly days 

has passed since the Motion was served. 

Upon consideration of the record, 1 find that the Respondent is in DEFAULT. A default 

constitutes an Admission of all facts alleged in the Complaint and a waiver of the Respondent's 

nght to a hearing. (33 CFR S 20.310) 

Accordingly, I hereby ORDER that the alleged violation of Use of Dangerous Drugs is 

PROVED. I have carefully revlewed the Complaint and the Motion for Default and find that thc 

proposed sanction is appropriate under the provisions of 46 CFR 6 5.569. 
SANCTION 

IT IS ORDERED that your Mariner's Document is hereby REVOKED. You must 

immediately surrender your documents to the Coast Guard. If you ksowingly continue to 

use your documents, you may be subject to criminal prosecotion. 

Under 33 CFR 20.310(e) for good cause shown, an Administrative Law Judge may set 

aside his Finding of Default. You may file a motion to set aside the finding with the ALT 

Docketing Center, Baltimore. 

Service of this Order of Revocation upon you serves to notify you of your right to appeal 

aq set forth m 33 CFR Subpart J, Scction 20.1001. (Attachment A). 

~&istrative Law Judge 

United States Coast. Guard 

Done and Dated on March 5,2008 at 

Norfolk, VA