UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

GUADALUPE GONZALEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 05-7027

(Nos. CIV-05-81-S and CR-99-00040-003-S)

(E.D. Okla.)

ORDER DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

Before BRISCOE, LUCERO, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Guadalupe Gonzalez, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, requests a certificate of appealability ("COA") to appeal the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition. For substantially the same reasons set forth by the district court, we DENY Gonzalez's request for a COA and DISMISS.

On May 20, 1999, Gonzalez pled guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment and, on September 1, 1999, was sentenced to 135 months' incarceration. He did not directly appeal either his conviction or sentence. On February 22, 2005, he filed an initial § 2255 motion seeking to vacate his sentence on the ground that it was imposed in violation of United States v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005). The district court dismissed the action, finding that Gonzalez filed his action outside the limitations period established by § 2255, and denied Gonzalez's request for a COA. Gonzalez seeks a COA before this court, arguing that his habeas petition was timely filed and attempting to challenge his sentence under Booker.1

A petitioner may file a § 2255 motion within one year of "the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final." § 2255. It is undisputed that Gonzalez filed his habeas petition well over a year after his judgment of conviction became final. He argues, however, that his petition is timely because it has been filed within one year of "the date on which the right asserted was initially recognized by the Supreme Court," and that the "right has been newly recognized by the Supreme Court and made retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review." Id. The right claimed arises out of Booker. However, we have recently held that "Booker does not apply retroactively on collateral review." Bellamy v. United States, 04-5145, 2005 WL 1406176, F.3d (10th Cir. June 16, 2005). Therefore, we agree with the district court that Gonzalez has filed his petition outside the limitations period and DENY the application for COA and DISMISS.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

Carlos F. Lucero

Circuit Judge