Scott v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION KAMUNDE A. SCOTT, ) ) Movant, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-CV-00098 JAR ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Movant’s motion for appointment of counsel in his action to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Doc. No. 7). It is well established that a movant in a § 2255 proceeding has no constitutional right to appointment of counsel. United States v. Craycraft,

167 F.3d 451, 455

(8th Cir. 1999). The appointment of counsel in a § 2255…