Ervin v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION DENNIS DARNELL ERVIN, Petitioner, v. No. 1:16-cv-01067-JDB-jay UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO FILE SHEPARD DOCUMENTS AND HOLDING MOTIONS FOR COUNSEL IN ABEYANCE Petitioner, Dennis Darnell Ervin,1 has filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the “Petition”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Docket Entry (“D.E.”) 1-1.) 2 He also has submitted two motions for appointment of counsel. (D.E. 15; D.E. 16.) For the following reasons, the motions are…