SAMPLE v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CRIMINAL NO. 18-31 ) ) CIVIL NO. 20-1107 ) vs. ) ) AMBROSE J. SAMPLE, II, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Now pending before the court are several pro se, post-conviction motions filed by Defendant Ambrose J. Sample, II (“Sample”): (1) a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(ECF No. 89); (2) a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (ECF No. 90); (3) two identical motions for appointment of counsel, docketed separately at ECF Nos. 94 and 96; and (4) a motion for…