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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', 'art, 549', '§ 1631', '§ 2253', '§ 2255']

DENISE MARSH CARLSON, Defendant/Movant.
On October 7, 2013, Defendant Denise Marsh Carlson moved to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Carlson is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se.
This is Carlson's second under § 2255, See Mot. § 2255 (Doc. 82); Order (Doc, 96); Order, Carlson, No. 12-36056 (9th Cir. Feb. 8, 2013) (Doc. 99) (denying certificate of appealability). The Court of Appeals did not pre-authorize its filing. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2255(h), 2244(c). It is subject to dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. Burton v. Stewart, 549 U.S. 147, 149 (2007) (per curiam).
Carlson asserts the recent decision in Alleyne v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 133 S.Ct. 2151 (2013), provides her a right to relief. It does not. Carlson's guilty plea, see Change of Plea Tr. (Doc. 54) at 13:13-23, 29:14-34:4, satisfied Alleyne, 133 S.Ct. at 2155, and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 483 n.10 (2000),
Carlson's advisory guideline calculation was increased for several reasons. See Presentence Report ¶¶ 18-32. Alleyne explains that its holding "does not mean that any fact which influences judicial discretion must be found by a jury." 133 S.Ct. at 2163. The advisory guidelines are advisory because they may influence - but do not control - judicial discretion. See Booker v. United States, 543 U.S. 220, 226 (2005) (invalidating two statutory provisions making sentencing guidelines mandatory). Alleyne, therefore, does not mean that factors elevating the advisory guideline calculation must be proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt or admitted in a plea colloquy. The motion lacks merit.
Transfer would not be in the interests of justice. 28 U.S.C. § 1631 A certificate of appealability is not warranted. There is no doubt about either the procedural posture of this case, Gonzalez v. Thaler, ___ U.S. ___ 132 S, Ct. 641, 648 (2012), or its lack of merit, 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).
1. Carlson's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Doc. 100) is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction as an unauthorized second or successive motion;
2. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk of Court shall immediately process the appeal if Carlson files a Notice of Appeal;
3. The Clerk of Court shall ensure that all pending motions in this case and in CV 13-85-GF-SEH are terminated and shall close the civil ...