Whether a physician can be criminally convicted for adulteration of a medical instrument under circumstances presenting a novel legal issue

No question identified. : PETITIONER, ANITA JACKSON’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI On March 4, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Petitioner’s direct Appeal in United States v. Jackson Case No: 23-4467. A petition for writ of certiorari is due within 90 days of March 4, 2025 which falls on June 3, 2025. Petitioner is currently incarcerated at Alderson Correctional Facility in West Virginia. Petitioner has consulted with a physician advocacy group, Physicians Against Abuse, for the purpose of assisting her to find and retain an attorney who is qualified to practice before this Court for the purpose of filing a petition for writ of certiorari before this Court. Due to Petitioner’s current custody status, Petitioner has limited funds and the process of retaining an attorney who is able to take Petitioner’s case is limited. Good cause exists to grant an extension given the restrictive circumstances arising out of Petitioner’s custody status. Further, Petitioner’s conviction from the underlying case is a case of first impression where a doctor was criminally charged and convicted with adulteration of a medical instrument. For this reason, the advocacy group has been consulting with several institutions to inquire about their potential interest in briefing this issue before this Court. This is Petitioner’s first request for extension and this motion is not being made for delay. Based on the foregoing, Petitioner respectfully seeks a 60-day extension of time up to and including August 3, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Anita L. JAckson,MD, c/o Physcians Against Abuse 110 Pinellas Way North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 Tel: 727-534-5044 Dated: May20, 2025 Original postmark/file date: May 9, 2025 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Christina Paylan, employed by Physicians Against Abuse, did on this 16th day of May, 2025, send out from St. Petersburg Florida by USPS Express Mail (postage prepaid), one package containing this letter directed to the Clerk of the Court pursuant to Rule 30.4, in the above-captioned case. All parties required to be served have been served by first class mail. A copy of this motion has also been sent to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in North Carolina. Christina Paylan