Velez-Amador v. Schultz

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO RICARDO VÉLEZ AMADOR Plaintiff, Civil No. 20-1724 (GLS) v. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, et al. Defendants OPINION AND ORDER This is an action to review a decision made by the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) assessing a $1,000 penalty against Ricardo Vélez-Amador (“Vélez-Amador”) for the negligent operation of a vessel under 46 U.S.C. § 2302(a). Pending before the Court is the USGC’s motion for summary judgment and Vélez-Amador’s cross motion for summary judgment. Docket Nos. 20 and 25. Because the USCG’s determinations were…