USA v. Santiago et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
GUILLERMO ALEMAN MERCADO
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Case No. 1:25-cr-00069-TRM/CHS
ORDER
Magistrate Judge Mike Dumitru filed a report and recommendation recommending that
the Court: (1) grant Defendant’s motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One in the
Indictment, to the extent Count One charges conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of
methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A),
and 846; (2) accept Defendant’s guilty plea to said portion of Count One in the Indictment; (3)
adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in said portion of Count One in the
Indictment; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement (Doc. 207) until
sentencing; and (5) order that Defendant remain in custody until sentencing in this matter. (See
Doc. 305.) Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation. After
reviewing the record, the Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Dumitru’s report and
recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s
report and recommendation (Doc. 305) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as
follows:
1. 	Defendant’s motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One in the
Indictment, to the extent Count One charges conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or
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more of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections
841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846, is GRANTED;
2. 	Defendant’s plea of guilty to said portion of Count One in the Indictment is
ACCEPTED;
3. 	Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of said portion of Count One in the
Indictment;
4. 	A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until
sentencing; and
5. 	Defendant SHALL REMAIN in custody until sentencing in this matter, which is
scheduled to take place on October 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST before the
undersigned.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Travis R. McDonough_
TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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