Opinion ID: 3062784
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Heading: Whether Weeks’ Motion was Successive

Text: We also conclude that the district court erred in denying Weeks’ § 2255 motion as successive. We review the district court’s dismissal of the motion on this basis de novo. See McIver v. United States, 307 F.3d 1327, 1329 (11th Cir. 2002). A federal prisoner seeking to file a second or successive § 2255 motion must first obtain certification from the appropriate court of appeals in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h) (2009). However, “[w]hen an earlier habeas corpus petition was dismissed without prejudice, a later petition is not ‘second or successive’ for purposes of § 2244(b).” Dunn v. Singletary, 168