William S. Simpson, Applicant v. United States

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

William Simpson asks this court’s permission to file a second or successive collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He proposes attacking his conviction under Blakely v. Washington, - U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). For the reasons that follow, we dismiss Simpson’s application without prejudice to renewing his request should the Supreme Court make the rule announced in Blakely applicable to cases on collateral review.

In September 2000, Simpson pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 grams of a mixture…