JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the Government's Motion to Dismiss [DE-606] Adriann Roshanda Currie's pending Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [DE-566, -580].
On May 27, 2015, Currie was named in one count of a thirty-nine count indictment. See Indictment [DE-1]. In Count One, Currie was charged with conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, dispense, and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(C), 846. See id. At her arraignment, held on November 30, 2015, Currie pled guilty to Count One pursuant to a written plea agreement [DE-328].
Currie's sentencing was held on February 17, 2016, and she was sentenced to 36 months' imprisonment. See Judgment [DE-395]; Amend. Judgment [DE-401]. Currie did not file a direct appeal.
On July 25, 2016, Currie filed the instant prose Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [DE-566, -580]. In her sole claim, Currie argues that she is entitled to relief under Amendment 794 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Id. at 4-5. On September 19, 2016, the Government filed a Motion to Dismiss [DE-606], arguing that dismissal is warranted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because Currie has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
The purpose of a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is to test the legal sufficiency of the complaint, not to resolve conflicts of fact or decide the merits of the action. Edwards v. City of Goldsboro, 178 F.3d 231, 243-44 (4th Cir. 1999). In considering a motion to dismiss, the court assumes the truth of all facts alleged in the complaint and the existence of any fact that can be proved which is consistent with the complaint's allegations. E. Shore Mkts., Inc. v. JD. Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 213 F.3d 175, 180 (4th Cir. 2000). However, the "[£]actual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level" and the plaintiff must allege "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Wahi v. Charleston Area Med. Ctr., Inc., 562 F.3d 599, 615 n.26 (4th Cir. 2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 570 (2007)). "[A] plaintiff's obligation to provide the `grounds' of his `entitle[ment] to relief' requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do." Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555 (citations omitted); accord Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). Moreover, a court "need not accept the legal conclusions drawn from the facts" nor "accept as true unwarranted inferences, unreasonable conclusions, or arguments." E. Shore Mkts., 213 F.3d at 180.
Amendment 794 amended the Commentary to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2, which addresses a mitigating role in the offense.
Amendment 794 is not retroactively applicable on collateral review. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10 lists those Guideline amendments that have been made retroactively applicable to defendants on collateral review, and Amendment 794 is not listed. United States v. Perez-Carrillo, No. 7:14CR00050, 7:16CV81172, 2016 WL 4524246, at *2 (W.D. Va. Aug. 26, 2016). Consequently, Currie is not entitled to relief under Amendment 794.
For the foregoing reasons, the Government's Motion to Dismiss [DE-606] is ALLOWED and Currie's Motion to Vacate [DE-566, -580] is DENIED.
Pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings, the court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (A certificate of appealability will not issue unless there has been "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right."); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000) (Where a court has rejected the constitutional claims on their merits, a petitioner must demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find that the court's assessment of the constitutional claims is debatable or wrong, but when a court denies relief on procedural grounds, a petitioner must demonstrate that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the court's procedural ruling was correct.).
SO ORDERED.