Whether a criminal defendant may constitutionally reject a presidential pardon and whether such rejection affects the mootness doctrine for convictions with ongoing collateral consequences

The late-stage substitution of counsel, in combination with the unavoidable medical limitations of prior counsel, constitutes good cause for an extension under Supreme Court Rule 13.5, as recognized in analogous circumstances. See Hollins v. Department of Corrections, 191 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 1999) (extensions appropriate where health and personal emergencies limit attorney capacity); Gault v. Garrison, 523 F.2d 205 (4th Cir. 1975) (same). 2. Extraordinary Professional Demands on Incoming Counsel Since being retained, undersigned counsel has faced extraordinary and overlapping professional demands. At the time of substitution, undersigned counsel already carried a significant docket of trial and appellate matters with imminent deadlines. Preparing a petition for a writ of certiorari of the calibe