Whether an indigent prisoner seeking Supreme Court review may be granted an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on financial hardship and inability to pay for brief preparation

No question identified. : AMENDED APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME The original Application for an Extension of Time to file Mr. Heid’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari was postmarked on November 5, 2025, and received at the U. S. Supreme Court ostensibly on November 10, 2025. That application was returned for the following reasons: a). The lower court opinion was not appended to the application, as per Rule 13.5. b). The application did not state with specificity the reasons why granting of an extension of time is thought justified, as per Rule 13.5. c). The “corrected” application must be paper-filed, and also electronically fled in compliance with “Guidelines for Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court’s Electronic Filing System.” On November 18, 2025, these corrections have been made as set forth an explained herein below. REASONS FOR THE TIME EXTENSION The petitioner Mr. Heid and his undersigned counsel need additional time to raise necessary revenue to file a timely, professional petition through means of a Publisher of Supreme Court Briefs and Petitions. Otherwise, undue economic or financial hardship prevents them from filing the said petition. Notably, the first Application for Extension was filed on or about November 5-10, 2025, as per the directives of one of the Publishers. [Immediately prior to this filing, it was difficult to reach a Clerk from the U. S. Supreme Court.] The said Publisher informed the undersigned that the Clerk for the U. S. Supreme Court will grant “automatic” extensions so long as the request is made more than 10 days before the deadline. Hence, the main reason why the Petitioner did not state a specific reason for requesting a time extension, is due to the fact that he reasonably believed that he was entitled to a 1-time automatic extension. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has a similar policy, whereby a Petitioner can request and receive a 1-time automatic telephone extension. At this time, the Petitioner Mr. Joseph Heid is serving a life sentence in the Florida prison system; and he is wholly dependent upon his family members for financial assistance. A. To alleviate this economic/ financial hardship, the Petitioner seeks at a minimum of a 30-60 day time extension to file the Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Preferably, a 45 time extension is necessary in order to accommodate the Christmas-New Year’s holiday season. B. There is “reasonable cause” for this extension owing to the financial/ economic distress of the Petitioner, which can be alleviated with the above-requested accommodation for time-extension. C. There is prior evidence of past delays or abuses of court process on the part of the Petitioner, during any of the litigation in the U.S. District Court or in the U. S. Court of Appeals. In both of these lower tribunals, the Petitioner was serving a life sentence and was approved for “indigency status” in the U. S. District Court. D. In the U. S. Supreme Court, the Petitioner will also file an “indigency affidavit,” etc. E. There is no reasonable basis or material evidence to suggest that the opposing parties will in any way be prejudiced by a 45-60 day time extension, and this is especially true given the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s holidays. In conclusion, this is an “indigency petition,” as the Appellee, Mr. Joseph Heid, is serving a life sentence in the state prison system; and an Affidavit of Indigency has been both filed and approved in the U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Orlando Division), in the case of Heid v. OCSO, et. al., 6:20-cv000727; and shall likewise be filed with this Court. For the reasons set forth above, “good cause” exists and supports granting at least a 45-60 day time extension for this case. A written letter/ motion for a time extension to file the Appellee Heid’s Supreme Court Petition for Writ of Certiorari was mailed via Fed. Express courier service on November 18, 2025. Exhibit A. The said letter/ motio