Whether a federal defender may obtain an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and complexity of case preparation

No question identified. : November 2nd, 2025. See S.Ct. R. 13.5. The jurisdiction of this Court will be invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1254(1). Mr. Daise asks this Court to extend the deadline because the issues in this case are complex, involving detailed analysis and voluminous Circuit case law that reveals a number of potentially relevant Circuit splits. It will therefore require more time of counsel to prepare a well-researched and polished petition worthy of this Court’s time. As well, the undersigned counsel is responsible for a majority of the direct appeals and post-conviction proceedings for the Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc., with several briefing deadlines between now and the current certiorari deadline. These further demands on counsel’s time may prevent counsel from preparing a competent and concise petition. Wherefore, since the time within which to file a petition for writ of certiorari in this case will expire on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, unless extended, Mr. Daise requests that an order be entered extending his time to file a petition for writ of certiorari by thirty days, to and including Monday, December 2nd, 2025. Respectfully submitted this 21st day of October, 2025. (> D, — JONATHAN R. DODSON Assistant Federal Defender Fl. Bar No. 50177 *Counsel of Record Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. 440 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Suite 400 Macon, Georgia 31201 Tel: (478) 743-4747 Fax: (478) 207-3419 E-mail: