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Parties Involved:
Abraham Heredia-Oliva
Petitioner
United States of America
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, 

Plaintiff,

v.

Abraham Heredia-Oliva, 

Defendant/Movant. 

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No. CR 07-544-TUC-SMM

No. CV 08-684-TUC-SMM

ORDER

On December 22, 2008, the Court received a “Petition § 2255” (Doc. 1) that Movant

Abraham Heredia-Oliva had sent to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court will

dismiss the § 2255 motion without prejudice because the Court lacks subject matter

jurisdiction over this second habeas petition.

I. Background

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Movant pled guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Deportation,

in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), enhanced by (b)(2). On May 30, 2008, the Court

sentenced Movant to a 51-month term of imprisonment followed by 36 months on supervised

release (Doc. 43).

On June 4, 2008, Movant filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by

a Person in Federal Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Doc. 44). In a June 9, 2008

Order, the Court summarily dismissed the Motion, concluding that Movant had waived the

right to file a § 2255 Motion (Doc. 46). The Clerk of Court entered Judgment accordingly

(Doc. 47). Movant’s current § 2255 Motion, therefore, is his second § 2255 Motion.

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II. Discussion

 Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2255 and 2244, a movant may not file a second or successive

§ 2255 motion in the district court unless the movant has obtained a certification from the

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals authorizing the district court to consider the second § 2255

motion. 28 U.S.C. 2244(b); 28 U.S.C. 2255. 

The Court already rejected Movant’s first § 2255 motion. Movant’s current motion,

therefore, is his second § 2255 motion. Because Movant has failed to obtain permission from

the Ninth Circuit before filing this second § 2255 motion, the Court lacks subject matter

jurisdiction over the second § 2255 motion and must dismiss it. See United States v. Allen,

157 F.3d 661, 664 (9th Cir. 1998) (concluding that the district court lacked jurisdiction to

consider a successive § 2255 motion when movant had failed to request certification from

the appellate court prior to filing successive § 2255 motion in the district court); United

States v. Alvarez-Ramirez, 128 F. Supp. 2d 1265, 1267 (C.D. Cal. 2001) (dismissing a

second § 2255 motion for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because movant failed to obtain

Ninth Circuit certification). The Court, however, will dismiss the case without prejudice so

that Movant can seek certification from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to file a second

or successive § 2255 motion.

Pursuant to Ninth Circuit Rule 22-3(a), the Court will direct the Clerk of Court to refer

Movant’s second § 2255 motion to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Moreover, the Court

will direct the Clerk of Court to provide Movant with a form recommended by the Ninth

Circuit for filing an Application for Leave to File Second or Successive Petition Under 28

U.S.C. § 2254 or Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) Movant’s “Petition § 2255” (Doc. 51 in CR-07-544-TUC-SMM) is denied

without prejudice and the civil action opened in connection with this Motion (CV 08-684-

TUC-SMM) is dismissed without prejudice to allow Movant to seek certification from the

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to file a second or successive § 2255 motion.

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(2) The Clerk of Court must send a copy of this Order and Movant’s December 22,

2008 “Petition § 2255” (Doc. 51 in CR-07-544-TUC-SMM) to the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals and to Plaintiff.

(3) The Clerk of Court must provide Movant with a copy of the form

recommended by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for filing an Application for Leave to

File Second or Successive Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or Motion Under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2255.

DATED this 29th day of January, 2009.

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