MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GEORGE L. RUSSELL, III, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Petitioner Moadian Elam Bratton-Bey's Motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence (ECF No. 828).1 The Government opposes the Motion (ECF No. 839). On March 9, 2015, Bratton-Bey filed a Motion for Extension of Time to File a Reply Brief (ECF No. 849). The Court granted Bratton-Bey's Motion on the same day and allowed Bratton-Bey to file his Reply on or before April 30, 2015 (ECF No. 850). To date, however, the Court has no record that Bratton-Bey filed a reply. No hearing is necessary. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(b). Because Bratton-Bey's Petition is untimely, the Court will deny the Motion.

There is a one-year period of limitation for filing habeas petitions. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f). The on-year period begins to run from the latest of:

Id. When a defendant's conviction is affirmed on direct appeal, and he does not file a petition for writ of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court, the judgment becomes "final" for the purpose of the one-year limitation period when the time for filing a petition for writ of certiorari expires. See Clay v. United States, 537 U.S. 522, 532 (2003). The procedural rules of the Supreme Court provide that a party must file a petition for writ of certiorari within 90 days after a United States Circuit Court of Appeals enters the judgment. See S.Ct. Rule 13.

On April 12, 2012, Bratton-Bey plead guilty without a plea agreement to one count each of bank fraud conspiracy (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349), access device fraud (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029), and aggravated identity theft (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(A)). (ECF No. 445). On August 1, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed Bratton-Bey's conviction. United States v. Bratton-Bey, 537 F.App'x 165, 166 (4th Cir. 2013) (unpublished per curiam opinion). Bratton-Bey's conviction became "final" for purposes of § 2255(f) on October 30, 2013—90 days after August 1, 2013. As a result, the one-year statute of limitations for the filing of the instant petition expired on October 30, 2014. Bratton-Bey certified that he mailed the petition on October 31, 2014—one day after the limitations period expired.2 The Court concludes, therefore, that the Petition is untimely and must be denied.3

Pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Proceedings Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the Court is required to issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. A certificate of appealability is a jurisdictional prerequisite to an appeal from the court's earlier order. United States v. Hadden, 475 F.3d 652, 659 (4th Cir. 2007). A certificate of appealability may issue "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Where a motion is denied on a procedural ground, a certificate of appealability will not issue unless the petitioner can demonstrate both "(1) `that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right;' and (2) `that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling.'" Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 684 (4th Cir. 2001) (quoting Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)). Bratton-Bey does not satisfy this standard. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability will not issue.

For the foregoing reasons, Bratton-Bey's Motion to Vacate (ECF No. 828) and Motion to Appoint Counsel (ECF No. 835) are DENIED. The Government is also directed to file a response to Bratton-Bey's Second Motion for Return of Property (ECF No. 827) within five days of this date of this Order.

SO ORDERED