USA v. Casada, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
[1] GLEN CASADA
[2] CADE COTHREN
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Case No. 3:22-cr-00282
JUDGE RICHARDSON
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the “Government’s Unopposed Motion to Vacate Convictions”
(Doc. No. 497, “Motion”), which provides in its entirety:
On November 7, 2025, President Trump issued full and unconditional pardons for
defendants Glen Casada and Cade Cothren for the offenses against the United
States in this case. (See D.E. #490 (Cothren), #495 (Casada)). Accordingly, the
government respectfully requests that the Court vacate its judgments. (D.E. #452
(Cothren), #467 (Casada).) Defendants do not oppose the relief requested in this
Motion.
(Doc. No. 497 at 1). The Court postponed acting on the Motion pending a determination
as to whether the pendency of the appeal in this case to the Sixth Circuit precluded this Court from
exercising jurisdiction so as to act on the Motion. Based on the parties’ recent notice addressing
this issue (Doc. No. 510), the Court is satisfied that it has jurisdiction to do so. Finding the Motion
both unopposed and well-taken, the Motion (Doc. No. 497) is granted. The convictions and
sentences of Defendant Cothren, and the Criminal Judgment reflecting them (Doc. No. 452), are
hereby VACATED. Likewise, the convictions and sentences of Defendant Casada, and the
Criminal Judgment reflecting them (Doc. No. 467), are likewise VACATED.
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The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the case file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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ELI RICHARDSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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