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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 
WESTERN DIVISION 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. Case No. 2:25-cr-20421-MSN 
 
DEQUAN HUFF, 
 
 Defendant. 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
 
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
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 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), United States Magistrate Judge Annie T. C hristoff 
conducted a plea hearing in this matter on May 19, 2026. After the hearing, Magistrate Judge 
Christoff filed a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 40, “Report”), finding that that Defendant 
was fully competent and capable of entering an informed plea; the plea was made knowingly and 
with full understanding of each of the rights waived by Defendant; the plea was made voluntarily 
and free from any force, threats, or promises; Defendant understood the nature of the charges and 
penalties provided by law; and the plea ha d a sufficient basis in fact. ( Id. at PageID 57.) The 
Report therefore recommended that the Court (1) grant Defendant’s request to withdraw his not 
guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment; (2) accept Defendant’s guilty plea to Count One; (3) 
adjudicate Defendant guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) as charged in Count One; and (4) 
order that Defendant remain on his current conditions of bond pending sentencing or further order 
of this Court. (Id. at PageID 57–58.) 
 The Report provided notice that the parties had 14 days after service of the Report to file 
specific written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations and that failure to do so PageID
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may constitute a waiver and/or forfeiture of objections, exceptions, and further appeal. Neither 
party has filed objections to the Report, and the period for doing so has expired. 
 After review, the Court agrees with the Report’s findings and recommendations. 
Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Report and 
Recommendation (ECF No. 40) and ORDERS as follows: 
(1) Defendant’s request to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment 
is GRANTED; 
(2) Defendant’s guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment is ACCEPTED; 
(3) Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) as 
charged in Count One of the Indictment; and 
(4) Defendant SHALL REMAIN on his current conditions of bond pending 
sentencing or further order of this Court. 
 IT IS SO ORDERED, this 11th day of June, 2026. 
 s/ Mark S. Norris 
MARK S. NORRIS 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE PageID
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