MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LEON JORDAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is Petitioner's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [Doc. 25]. On February 11, 2016, this Court appointed Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee ("FDSET") to review the case to determine whether Petitioner is eligible for collateral relief based on Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015), which invalidated the residual provision of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), for unconstitutional vagueness. See E.D. Tenn. SO-16-02 (Feb. 11, 2016). Consistent with that appointment, FDSET filed the instant petition challenging the propriety of Petitioner's base offense level under Section 2K2.1(a) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in light of the Johnson decision [Doc. 35 (suggesting that Petitioner's sentence is no longer valid because the residual provision in Section 4B1.2 is equally vague)].1

On September 7, 2016, this Court stayed the action pending resolution of several dispositive legal issues in Beckles v. United States [Doc. 32]. The Supreme Court decided the Beckles case on March 6, 2016, holding that the United States Sentencing Guidelines are "not amenable to vagueness challenges." Beckles v. United States, No. 15-8544, 2017 WL 855781, at *7 (U.S. March 6, 2017). As a result, binding authority now dictates that the Johnson decision does not provide a basis for vacating or correcting Petitioner's sentence.

On March 21, 2017, FDSET filed a motion containing two requests: (1) to withdraw as appointed counsel under the Standing Order in light of the Beckles decision [Doc. 35 p. 1 (explaining that "she ethically cannot further pursue a motion to vacate . . . under [the] Johnson [decision] according to the limited appointment authorization provided by the Standing Order")], and (2) that the Court grant Petitioner leave and a 30-day extension of time to file a pro se amendment to the existing-petition with yet-to-be-identified grounds for collateral relief [Id. at 2].

Because the Beckles decision forecloses any possibility of Johnson-based relief, FDSET's request to withdraw will be granted and counsel will be relieved of her duties under the Standing Order. FDSET's request for leave to amend and an extension of time to do so will be denied.

While it is true that Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that leave to amend should "be freely given when justice so requires," Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a), relevant factors include "undue delay in filing, lack of notice to the opposing party, bad faith by the moving party, repeated failure to cure deficiencies by previous amendments, undue prejudice to the opposing party, and futility of amendment." Anderson v. Young Touchstone Co., 735 F.Supp.2d 831, 833 (W.D. Tenn. 2010) (quoting Forman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1965)). FDSET filed the petition on June 21, 2016 [Doc. 25]. At no point during the nine-month period leading up to the Beckles decision did Petitioner attempt to supplement FDSET's filing with additional grounds for collateral relief. In light of this unjustified delay, an extension of time would be inappropriate.

In accordance with the foregoing and in light of the Beckles decision, FDSET's request to withdraw [Doc. 35 p. 1] is GRANTED and request that the Court grant Petitioner leave to amend and an extension of time in which to do so [Id. at 2] is DENIED. This Court's stay of the instant action will be LIFTED and Petitioner's § 2255 motion [Doc. 25] will be DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Court will CERTIFY any appeal from this action would not be taken in good faith and would be totally frivolous. Therefore, this Court will DENY Petitioner leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 24. Petitioner having failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, a certificate of appealability SHALL NOT ISSUE. 28 U.S.C. § 2253; Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.