FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009

Rvport Required by the Ethics

in Government Act of 1978 (5 V.S.C. app. 1o1-111)

I. Perstm Reporting (last name, first, middle initial) MELTON, Howell W. 4. Title (Article 111 .judges indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full- or part-time) U.S. Dist. Judge Senior Status

2. Court or Organization U.S.D.C., Middle Florida 5a. Report Type (cheek appropriate type) [] Nomination, [] Initial Date [] Annual [] Final

[ 3. Date of Report 0515/2010 6. Reporting Period 0l/01/2009 to 12/31/2009

7. Chambers or Office Address Suite l 1-300 John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse 300 North Hogan Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202-4243

5b. [] Amended Repor~ 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

IMPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying this form mua~ be foliowe~ Complete ull parts,
checking the NONE box for each part where you have no reportable information, Sign on last page.

I. PO SIT ION S. (Reporting individual only; see pp. 9-13 of filiug instructiott~.)
[---] NONE (No reportable positions.) POSITION I. 2. Trustee Member NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTITY Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida Advisory Q-Board, Flagler Health Care Foundation, non-profit corp. (Flagler Hospital, non-profit corp.) *1

3.

Director

Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (non-profit corp.)

I1. AGREEMENTS. eR,po,a,,~i,di~ld~t,,.t~.;,,e~t,. 14-16oyNlinginstruetion.~)

~ NONE (No reportable agreement.,.)

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PARTIES AND TE~S~

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Same of Person Reporting

MEL~ON,

HI. NON-INVESTMENT INCOME, ~Repo,n.g io~vtd~a o~ ~o~se~ ~e~ ~ ~ ~-~4 o~ ioMrttnonsO

A. Fliers Non-Investment Income NONE (No reportable non-investment income,) DATE
1. 2009 2. 3. 4.

SOURCE AND TYPE

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

INCOME
~youts, not spouses) $29.507.70

B. Spouses Non-Investment Income - if you were married during any portion of the reporting.year, complete this section.
(Dollar araount nor required except,for honoraria~)

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)

DATE
I. 2. 3. 4.

SOURCE AND TYPE

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS (Includes those to spouse trod dependent children: see pp., 5-~ 7 of filing instmtctions.)

NONE OVo reportable reimbursements.) SOURCE

I.

DATES

PURPOSE

ITEMS PAID OR PROVIDED

3. 4.
5.

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Na.e of Person Reporting

Date of Report

Page 3 of 9

MELTON, Howell W.

05/5/2010
I

V. GIFTS. (lneludestho~e to spoase and depe~dent chtldren; see pp. 28-3 I of f!ling instruction~)
[~] NONE (No reportable gifts.)

SOURCE
1.

DESCRIPTION

VALUE

2.
3. 4.

5.

V1. LIABILITIES. a.a~de~ tho~e of ~po~ and d~p~nZ~n~ children; see pp. 32-33 of filing instruction~.)
NONE (No reportable liabilities.) CREDITOR
I. 2. 3.

DESCRIPTION

VALUE CODE

4. 5,

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Na~.e of Person Reporting MELTON, Howell W.

Date of Report

0515/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS an d TRUSTS - income, value, trensuc41ons (Includes those of spou~e and dependent cldldren; see pp. 34-60 of flllng instructions.)
NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) Description of Assets (including trust assets) Place "(X)" a~er each a~set exempt front prior disclosure .................. l, 2. 3. 4~ 5. 6. 7. 8. 9, 10. ll. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Wachovia Corp. IRA Acct. (CD) Wachovia Corp. IRA Acct. (CD) Alliance Bemstein Balanced SHS Inc. (Mutual Fund) Alliance Bemstein Growth & Income Fund (Mutual Fund) *2 Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd., Inc. Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd. Inc. "3 Walt Disney Co. common stock Evergreen Mun. Bond Fund CL A Vanguard Index Trust-500 Portfolio (Mutual Fund) Vanguard Equity Income Fund(Mutual Fund) Vanguard Total Stock Markel Portfolio (Mutual Fultd) Nuveen Ins. Mum Opportunity Fd., Inc. *3 Wells Fargo & Co. (f/k/a Wachovia Corp.) account Wachovia Corp. account Ford Motor Co. common stock AT&T Inc. commbn stock Vodaphone Grp PLC com.stk. B A Income during reporting period Amount ! Type (e.g., Code 1 die., rent, (A-It) or int.) : ................ A A A A B B A B A B A B B A Interest Interest Dividend Dividend Interest Interest Dividend Int.iDiv. Dividend Dividend Dividend lnteres| Interest Interest None Dividend Dividend J 2 K K K K K K K L K K K J J K J Gross value at end of reporting period Value Code 2 (JP) Value Method i Code 3 !.. {Q-W) T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T " Type (e.g., buy, sell, redemption) Transactious during reporting period

l Date i Value mmidd/yy Code 2 (J-P)

Gain Code I (A-H)

Identity of buyer/seller (ifprivale transaction)

P3 =$25,090.091 - $50,000.0~

P4 =More than $50.000,01~4"~

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Name of Person Reporting MELTON, Howell W.

Date of Report 05/5/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -~n~me~wdue~transacK~ns(~ne~udest~se~fsp~useanddependentch~ldren;seepp~34~6~f~ingins~u~i~ns.)

[--] NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)
Description of Assets (including trust assets) Place "(X)" after each asset exempt frompfiordisclnsure Income during reporting period Amount : Code 1 i (A-H) Type (e.g., div,,rent, or int.) Gross value at end of reporting period Value Code2 (J-P) Value ~ Method Code 3 (Q-W) T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Redeemed 09/24/09 K A Redeemed (part) 09/01/09 J Type (e.g., buy, sell, r~edemptionI i Transactions during reporting period

I Date : Value I (~aln ~ Imm/dd/yy [ Code2 ;t Code l ] ! (J-P) ! (A-H) i

Identtty of buyer/seller (if private transaction)

18, 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. ~i28. 29, 30. 3t. 3Z 33. 34.

Verizon Commns Com. com, stock DuPont E.I. DeNemours & Co. pfd. stock $4.50 Exxon Mobil Corp. common stock Macys lnc common stock Wells Fargo & Co. (f/k/a Wachovia Corp.) common sleek *4 Evergreen Mmtic. Bond Fund CL A Mass. lays. TR CL A Fund *5 Quest Comm. International Inc. commoh stock (X) VanKampen U.S. Mortgage Fund Home Depot, Inc. common stock Putnam Vista Fund, Inc. (Mutual Fund) Pen Everglades Auth. Fla. Revenue Zero Bonds Merck & Co. Inc. ("New Merck") common stock *6 Bank of America Corp. common stock Pfizer Corp. common stock Oracle Corp. common stock

A A B A A A A A A A

Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend None

J J L J K K J J K K J J J K J K

B A A A A B

Interest Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Interest

BondsFlrida St. Bd. Ed. Cap. Outlay Ser. A

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name of
MILTON, howell W. [ 05/5/2010

~I. IN~S T~ NTS and TR U S T S - i~o~, ~#~, ~,,,~ a~c~ ,ho~ o~ ,~o.~ ~ ~, ~,.~.~.~ ~ pr. ~4-~o o/ ~i~# instruction&)
NONE (No reportable income ~sets, or transactions.) A. B. ~--- : ....... ~cription of As~ts ~. Income during G~ss value at end (including t~st assets) .... ~po~i~g p~i~ .... Place "(X)" afl~ each asset exempt ~om prior disclosure , Am~nt C~e 1 (A-H) Ty~ (e.g., div., rent, or int.) Value Co~ 2 O-P) Value . Me~ C~e 3 T~ (e.g., buy, ~11, redemption) D. T~ns~fions during ~aiag ~ri~

Da~ Value . Gain mm/d@~ ~ Code 2 ~ Co~ I (J-P) (A-H) [

ldentiw of buyer/selhr (ffprivat

35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42, 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.

Wal-M~ Stor~ Inc. common st~k Pt. Orange FL Wtr & Swr Rev. Rfdg AMBAC BE bonds Nuveen Senior Income Fund Putnam New Opporlunities Fd CI A shs mutual Comcast Corp. Class A common stock FI. St. Bd. of Ed. Ser, H G!O Unltd ... Cpn 3.25% Due 6/1/09 Vystar Credit Union CD Vystar Credit Union CD Waehovia Corp. CD Wachovia Corp CD Monsanto Co. common stock Medo Health Solutions Inc. common stock WachoviaCorp. CD Waohovia Corp. CD

A B A A A A B A B A A

Dividend Interest I, Dividend Dividend Dividend Interest Interest Interest Interest Interest Dividend None

T Redeemed 10101/09 K A

J J J

T T T Redeemed 06101/09 K

K K

T T Redeemed 09108109 K

K J J K K

T T T T T

B B

Interest Interest

49,
50. 51.

Putnam Stale Bank CD

Putnam State Bank CD Vystar Credit Union CD

B
B D

Interest
Interest Interest

K
K N

T
T T

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N~me of Person Reporting MELTON, Howell W.

Date of Report 05/5/2010

VII. INVES TME NTS and TRUSTS - ~.co~e, v~t~e, t,~.,~,~o,, a.ct~d~s tho~ o[ spo.~e ~ ~., ~td,~.; ~ ~ ~*~o o/~ti.s instr.~on~)
NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transaction.)

A.
~s~ription of Assets (including trust ~ts) Place "(X)" after each as~t exert from prior dim!osure

~.
Income during ~ [ re~ing ~fi~ ~ ..................

C.
(2)
Gross value at end of~po~g ~riod . ..................

~~ .........
Tmnsafion~ ~fiug re~rfiug ~r~d ~ ...............

O)

0)

(~) :

~ O) ....(2) (3) 7-~ .....................

Date Value ~ Gain ~m~d~~ ~ Code 2 ] Code I " (I-P) (A-H) [ Idcmti~ of buyer/~l (ifpri~t

Amount T~e (e.g., C~e 1 d}v,, r*nt, ~ (A-H) ~ or int.)

Vahte C~e 2 (J-P)

Value Method Code 3

~ Ty~ (e.g., bny, ~11, red.priori)

52.

Wachovia Co~ CD

Inter~t

53. 54, 55.

56.

Wachovia Corp CD Wachovia Corp CD Wachovia Carp CD

Wachovia Carp CD

A A B
C

Interest Interest Interest

Interest

Redeemed Redeemed Redeemed

Redeemed

06/24/09 09/16/09 t0/20/09

I 0/27/09

K K L
M

57.

Wachovia Carp CD

Interest Interest

Redeemed M L T T Buy Buy

11/10/09 06/18/09

K N

58. 59.

Haven Trust Bank CD Pumam State Bank CD

None

09/11/09 10/29/09

60.

Putnam State Bank CD

None

Buy

ISee Columns BI and D4) 2, Value C~wl..~

I~ ~$50.001 - $100,000 ,I .~$15.000 or ~s

G ~$t00,001 - $1,000.000 K ~$15.001 - $50.000

H I =51.000,001 - $5.000,000 L =$50,001 - $ l 0~,000

H2 =More than $5.0t.g).000 M =$100,001 - $250.000

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Name of Person Reporting

Date of Report o5/~/20,o

I MELTON, HoweIIW.

VIH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS. a~d~,t,p~,oy~o,o

* 1 Previous Board of Trustee Members and Executive Officers of Flagler Hospital are invited to an annual meeting for an update on current hospital procedures and future plans. Role is to participate as much or as little as pretLm-ed in an advi~ry 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 0[2008 FDR each were exchanged into Nuveen Ins. Mun. Opportunity Fd. lnc. accounts on October 19, 2009. *4 Wells Fargo & Co. common stock acquired by virtue of its merger with Waehovia Corp on 1/1/09. Income 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 1 I/3/09 and the reulting corportation in which t received shares was renamed Merck & Co., Inc. ("New Merck").

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 9 of 9 IX. CERTIFICATION.

Name of Person Reporting

Date of Report 05/5/:2010

[ MELTON, Howell W.

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 from outside employment and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are in compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C~ 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY 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