D NONE (No reportable positions.)

---POSITION

NAME OF ORQANIZATION/ENTITY

r

..

PARTIES AND TERMS

2.

3.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

AOJO

Rev. 112010

I. Person Reporting (last name, fin;t, middle initial} MELTON, Ho we

ll

W.

4. Title (Article Ill judges indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full-or

part-time)

U.S. Dist. Judge Senior Status

7. Chambers or Office Address Suite I I

-300

John Milton

Bryan S

impson U.S. Courthouse

300 North Hogan Street

Jacksonville. Florida 32202-4243

FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009

2. Court or Organization

U.S.D.C., Middle Florida

Report Required by the Ethics

in

Government Act of

J 97 8

(5 U.S.C. app. §§ JOJ-111)

3. Date of Report

05/5/2010

Sa.

Report Type (check appropriate type) 6. Reporting Period

Nomination, Date

01/01/2009

D

D

Initial

₀

Annual

_D

Final to

12/31/2009

Sb. D

Amended Report

8. On the basis of the information contained in this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opinion, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Reviewing Officer Date

IMPORT ANT NOTES: Tlte instructions accompanyi1tg this form mu•t be followed. Complete all parts,

checking the NONE box for each part where you have no reportable inform01io1t. Sign 01t last page.

J. POSITIONS. (Reporting

individual

only;

see pp. 9-13 offili11g instructions.)

D

NONE

(No reportable positions.)

1. Trusiee

Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida

2.

Member

Advisory Q-Board, Flagler Health Care Foundation, non-profit corp. (Flagler

Hospital, non-profit corp.

) • t

3.

Director Historical Society of the United States District Court for the

Middle Di

strict of

Florida (non-profit corp.)

4.

5.

C-j

!"..,) =

11

•

AGREEMENTS. (Reporti11g

individual tmly; seep/>. 14-16 ofjiling instruction. )

c.n t":· , -<::::> --·

-a

= :i>--<

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,,,_.

f'Jl

CJ

·1

[ZJ

NONE

(No reportable agreements.)

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(J

f"T1

)>

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U1

...

n1

0

1.

U1

SOURCE AND TYPE

SOURCE AND TYPE

SOURCE

LOCATION

PURPOSE

INCOME

ITEMS

PAID OR

PROYIDED

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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Name of Person Reporting

MELTON, Howell W.

Date of Report

05/5/2010

III. NON-INVESTMENT JN COME.

(Reporting individual and spouse; see pp. J 7-24 of filing instructions.)

A. Filer's Non-Investment Income

D

NONE

(No reportable non-investment income.)

(yours, not spouse's)

I. 2009 State of Florida, Dept. of Management Services, Division of Retirement

$29,507.70

2.

3.

4.

B. Spouse's Non-Investment Income

-

Ifyou were

married during any portion of the reporting year, complete this section. (Dollar amount not required exce.ptfor honoraria.)

[ZJ

NONE

(No reportable non-investment income.)

I.

2.

3.

4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS

-tran.•porlutlon, lmlging,food, enterluinment

(lnc/11des those fCl spouse a11d dependent childre11: see pp. 15-27 of filing inst111c1ions.)

[{]

NONE

(No reportable reimbursements.)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

SOURCE

CREDITOR

DESCRIPTION

YA LUE

VALUE CODE

2. Date of Report Name of Person Reporting

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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MEL TON, Howell W. 051512010

V. GIFTS.

(Includes thou to spouse and dependent children; see pp. 28-31 ofjzling instructions.)

[Z]

NONE

(No reportable gifts.)

I. 2. 3. 4.

DESCRIPTION

5.

VI. LIABILITIES.

(lndudes thou of spouse and tkpendent cliildren; see pp. 32-33 of filing instructi011s.)

[Z]

NONE

(No reportable liabilities-)

I.

3. 4. 5.

i i

I

t '

(I)

(1)

(4)

Date of Report

Name of Person Reporting

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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_{MEL TON, Howell W.}

05/5/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS

- income, value, transactions (Includes those of spouse and dependent chJJdren; see PP• 34-60 of fl/Ing instructions.)

D

NONE

(No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

A. B.

D.

Description of Assets Income during Gross value ac end Transactions during reporting period

(including

trust assets)

reporting period

of reporting period

- - -- - -i----·-·

(!)

(2)

(2)

i

(2)

!

(3)

(5)

Place "(X)" after each

asset Amount' Type (e.g., , Value Value Type (e.g., Date

;

Value

Gain

Identity of

exempt from prior disclosure Code I div., rent, Code 2 Method buy, sell,

I

mmidd/yy

Code 2 Code I

buyer/seller

(A-H) or int.}

(J-P)

Code3

redemption)

(J-P)

(A-HJ

(if private

(Q-W)

I

transaction)

1.

Wachovia Corp. IRA Acct. (CD)

2. Wachovia Corp. IRA Acct. (CD)

3. Alliance Berns_te

i

n Balanced

SHS

Inc. (Mutual Fund) A A A Interest Interest

D

ividend J J K T T T

4.

Alliance Bernstein Growth &

Income Fund

(Mutual Fund) *2 A

Dividend

K T

5. Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd., Inc. B

I

nterest K T

6. Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd. lnc. *3 B Interest K T

7. Walt Disney Co. common sto_{ck A Dividend}

_K

_T

i 8.

Evergreen

M_un. Bond Fund

CL

A B

lnt./Div.

K T -·

!

9.

Vanguard Index Trust-500 Portfolio (Mutual

Fund) A Dividend K

T

10. Vanguard Equity Income Fund (Mutual Fund)

B

Dividend L T

I I.

Vanguard Total Stock Market _Portfolio

(Mutual Fund)

A Dividend K T

12. :-.luveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd.,

Inc. •3

B

Interest K T

13.

Wells

l'argo & Co. (f/k/a Wachovia Corp.) account

B

Interest

K

T

14.

Wachovia Corp. account

15.

Ford Motor Co. common stock

A Interest None J J T T

16. AT&T Inc. common stock B Div

i

dend K

T

17. Vod1tphonc Grp PLC com.stk. A Dividend J T

l. lncomi: Gain Cui.IC."::!: A =S 1.000 or les;, 13 =$1.001 -$2.500 C =S2.50 I - $5.000 D =$5.001 -$15.000 E =$15.001 -$50,000

(See Columns Bl and 04) f =$50.00t • $100.000 G =S J00,00 I - $1.000.000 Ill 41.000,001 -$5,000,000 H2 =Mon: than $5,000,000 2. Value Codes J ... $15.000 or less K =S n.oo 1 -sso.ooo L =$50.001 -$100.000 M =$100,001 • $250,000

(See Columns CI and 03) N =S250.00I · $500.000 0 =$500.00I · $1.000.000 Pl =$1.000.001 -$5.000.000 P2 =$5.00\1,001 -$25.!lOO,OOO

Pl =S25.000.00I . $50.000.000 P4 =More than $50.000.000

3. Value Method Codes ()=Appraisal R -Co.st( Real l:st:1tc Only; S =-Assessment T """Cm:;b Marke'

(2) (4)

'

i i

FINA.1'lCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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Name of Person Reporting MEL TON, Howell W.

Date of Report 05/5/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -

income, value, transactions (Includes those of SJ>OU.<e and depemknJ children; see pp. 34-60 of filing instructions.)

D

NONE

(No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

A. B. C. D.

fucome during Gross value at end Transactions during reporting period Description of Assets

(including trust assets) reporting period

(l) (2) of reporting period (I) (I) (2) (3) (5) · ·-· -·-

1

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Place "(X)" after each a.sset exempt from prior disclosure

Verizon Comm'ns Com. com. stock

DuPont E.I. DeNemours & Co. pfd. stock $4.50

Exxon Mobil Corp. common stock

Macy's Inc common stock

Wells Fargo & Co. (f/kla Wachovia Corp.) common stock •4

Evergreen Munic. Bond Fund CL A Mass. Invs. TR CL A Fund •5

Amount Code I (A-H) A A B A A A A

\25. Quest Comm. International Inc. common A

stock (X)

26. VanKampen U.S. Mortgage Fund

27. _{Home Depot, Inc. common} stock

28. Putnam Vista Fund, Inc. (Mutual Fund)

29. Pon Everglades Aulh. Fla. Revenue Zero Bonds

30. Merck & Co. Inc. ("New M rck") common stock •6

31. Bank of America Corp. common stock

32. Pfizer Corp. common stock

33. Oracle Corp. common stock

34. Florida St. Bd. Ed. Cap. Outlay Ser. A Bonds

I

.

Income Gain CoJcs: A •::.) LOOO or less (See Columns Bl anU 1)4)

2. Va.lne Codes {Sec Columns Cl m<l IJ3) 3. Value Method Codl:s

(&;:: Colmnn Cl) r =SS0.001

-

$100.000 J =$15,000 ''r less N 4250.001 • $500,000 Pl =SlS.1100.1101 • $50.000.000 Q =Apprnisal U =Book _Vttluc A A B A A A A B

Type (e.g., Value div., rent, Code2

or int.) (J·P) Dividend J Dividend J Dividend L Dividend J Dividend K Dividend K Dividend J Dividend J Dividend K Dividend K None J Interest J Dividend J Dividend K Dividend J Dividend K Interest B =Sl.ClOI • $2.500 G •SI00.001. $1.000.000 K =$15.001 · $50,000 0 =$500.001 • $1.000.000 R ..Cost (Real Est:i1c Only) V=01her

Value Type (e.g., Method buy, sell, Code3 redemption) (Q·W) T T T T T T T T T T T T Redeemed (part) T T T T Redeemed c -:12.501 • $5.000 HI ·"$1 ,000.00 I • ss.000.000 L =$50,001 • $100.000 Pl =$1.000,001- $5.000.000 P4 =More than $50.000.000 S =Assessment W

,,...

Estimated

Date Value Gain mm/dd/yy

/

Code 2

i

Code l

(J-P) ; (A·ll) 09/01109 J 09124/09 K A D =S5.0(>1

-

515.000 H2 =More than SS,000,000 M =$I 00.(JO I

-

$250.000 P2 =$5,000.001 - $25.000.000 T=Cash Market Identity of buy.,r/seller (if private transaction)

i

' t $15.001 - $50.000

l j

49

J

1

[

s1.

l

J T

(3)

(4)

I I

I

!

I

I

I

I

i

\

i

i

l

i

I

(I)

Name of

Person

Reporting

Date of

Report

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 6 of9

MELTON, Howell W.

05/5/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS

-income, value, transactions

r1nc1udes those of

spouse and

depmdent children;

see PP·

u-60 of filing 1ns1ruc11ons.J

0

NONE

_{(No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)}

A. B. D.

Description of Assets Income during

l

-Gross

v e

at end Transactions during reportin

g

period

ll

(including trust assets) reporting period

·-'{1 porting pe; d

(I)

(2)

(2)

(5)

Place 1'(X)11

after each

asset

:

:i": t

l

Type

(e.g.,

Value

Value

Type (e.

g

., Date Value Gain Identity of

exempt from prior disclosure div., rent> Code 2 Method buy,

sell,

mmldd/yy Code2

i

Code I buyer/seller

(A-H) _{or int.)}

_(J-Pl

_Code 3 redemption) (J-P) {A-H}

(if

private

(Q·W)

transaction)

35.

36

.

137.

38.

! 39.

40

.

41.

42

.

43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

!

.

so.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. common stock Pt. Orange FL Wtr

&

Swr Rev. Rfdg AMBAC BE bonds

Nuveen Senior Income Fund Putnam New Opportunities Pd Cl A shs mutual

Comcast Corp.

Class A common stock

Fl. St.

Bd.

of

Ed. Ser. H G/O Unltd

..

.

C

pn

3.25% Due 6/1/09

Vystar Credit Union CD Vystar Credit

Union CD

Wachovia

Corp. CD

Wachovia Corp CD Monsanto

Co.

common s.iock

Medco

Health

Solutions

Inc.

c

o

m

m

o

n

stock

Wachovia C

o

r

p

.

CD

Wachovia

Corp. CD

Putnam State Bank CD

Putnam State

Bank CD

Vystar

Credit

Union

CD

A Dividend B Interest A Dividend A Dividend A Dividend A Interest B Interest A Interest B Interest A Interest A Dividend N

o

n

e B Interest B Interest B Interest B Interest D Interest J

T

J

T

J

T

K T

K

T

K T

J

T

J T

K

T

K T K T K T N T Redeemed Redeemed Redeemed

10/01/09

K A

06/01/09

K

09/08/09

K I

I

I

I. Income Gain C'odl.$: A ==S 1.000 or less B =$1.00 I • $2.500 C =52.50 I • $5.000 D 45.00I • $15.000 E =$15,001 · $50.000

(Sec Columns Bf and D4) l' "sso.001 -s100.ooo G =S 100.001 • $1./)()0.000 m =s1.ooo.001 -ss.000.000 112 =More than $5,000,000

2. Value Code. J ...$15,000 or less K =$15.001 -S50,000 L =$50.001 - $!00,000 M .SI00.001 - $250.000

{See Columns Cl and D3) N =$250.001 • .1500.000 0 =$500,001 "s 1,000.000 Pl =$1.tl00.001 • $5.000.000 P2 45.000.00I -$25,000.000

rJ =S2s.ooo.001 . sso.000.000 N "'More than $50,000.000

3. Value Method Ct.ldes (See Cohunn C2)

Q :;::;Appra.isal

ll Hook Value

R =Cost (Real Estate Only) V =01her

S ==Assessment W =Estimated

(4)

---i

i

' '

l

·

-'----reporting

pe

__ _ . _{(I) (I) (2)}

-Date of Report Name of Person Reporting

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 7 of9

MELTON, Howell W. 05/5/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS

-income, vatae, 1ransacttons anctades those of spouse and t1epemkn1chitdren; sei!pp. 34-60offiting1nstr11cnons.J

D

NONE

(No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

A. c. D.

Income during B.

··

··---T-

Gross vatue at end Transactions during reporting period Description of Assets

(including trust assets) of reporting period

_-

-Value Value

·

(I) '

Type (e.g.,

·

(2)

·

·-·.

(2) (3) (5)

1

ldentiiy of

Code 1 _{div., rent, Code2 Method} buy, sell, mm/dd!yy i Code 2

I Code

t buyer/seller

Place "(X)" after each asset Amount Type (e.g., Date Value Gain

exempt from prior disclosure

(A-H) or int.) (J-P) Code 3 redemption) (J-P) (A-HJ (if private

(Q-W) transaction)

--·-52. Wachovia Corp CD B Interest K T

·--····- -·

53. Wachovia Corp CD _A Interest Redeemed 06/24109 K

54. Wachovia Corp CD A Interest Redeemed 09/16109 K 55. Wachovia Corp CD B Interest Redeemed 10/20109 L

56. Wachovia Corp CD c Interest Redeemed 10127/09 M

57. Wachovia Corp CD

58. Haven Trust Bank CD

B B Interest Interest M T Redeemed Buy 11110/09 06/18/09 K N

59. Putnam State Bank CD None L T Buy 09111109 L

60. Putnam State Bank CD None L T Buy 10/29/09 L

I. Income Gain C Klcs: A =$1.0(Xl or less ll ••$ UXH -S2,500 _c --$2.501 - $5.000 ]) =$5.001 - $15.000 _{E =Sll.00!} -$5-0.000

{Sec Columns Bl ;md 04) I' •Sl0.001- $100.000 G-$100.001 -$1.000.000 _HI =SJ.IJ{l().001 -$5.000.000 H2 =More than $5.000.000

2. Value Cl"MiCS J · $15.000 or l s K •$1l.OOl -$50.000 _{L =$50.001 -$100,000 M} =$100,001 - $250.000

(Sec Columns Cl and 03) N •$250.001 • SS00.000 0 =$500.001 -Sl,000,000 _Pl =$1,000.001 -$5.000.000 P2 =$5.000.001 -$25.000.000 J.

Va

lue McthoO Cvdcs

{Sec Column C2)

P3 "525.000.001 - $50.000.000

Q=Appmisal

L' =Buok Value

R "'Cost (Real Esta1e Only) V =01hcr

P4 =More t

h

an $50.000.000 S ""As.scssrncnt \V ""Estimated

Date of Report

Name of Person Reporting

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 8 of9

MELTON, Howell W. 05/5/2010

VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS.

(lndicaleparto/ReporL)

• 1 Previous Board of Trustee Members and Executive Officers ofFlagler Hospital are invited to an annual meeting for an update on current hospital procedures and future plans. Role is to participate a.> much or as little as preferred in an advisory capacity. Basically, an honorary position.

•2 Income reported in section B includes funds received pursuant to SEC settlements on 3/23/09 and 4/24/09.

•3 Nuveen Ins. FL Premium Income Municipal Fund accounts shown at lines 6 and 12 of2008 FDR each were exchanged into Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd.

Inc. accounts on October 19, 2009.

*4 Wells Fargo & Co. common stock acquired by virtue of its merger with Wachovia Corp on 1/1109. I ncome reported in section B includes cash received in lieu

of partial share of Wells Fargo & Co . common stock.

•5 Income reported in section B includes funds received pursuant to SEC settlement on 12/15/09.

*6 Merck & Co. Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. merged on I l/3/09 and the reulting corporration in which I received shares was renamed Merck & Co., Inc.

Date of Report Name of Person Reporting

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 9 of9

MELTON, Howell W, 05/5/2010

IX. CERTIFICATION.

I certify that all information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, If any) is

accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met applicable statutory

provisions permitting non-disclosure.

I further certify that earned income trom outside employment and bonoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported arc in compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. § 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. § 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

Signature

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WIU'ULL Y FALSIFIES OR FAILS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL

AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. app. § 104)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to:

Committee on Financial Disclosure

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Suite

2-301

One

Columbus Circle, N.E.

Washington, D.C.

20544