SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF THE CLERK WASHINGTON, DC 20543-0001 January 15, 2010 Monics Hoeft RE: Hoeft v, Astrue Application for Stay eat Ms. Hoe ‘Your application for stay pending the filing and disposition ofa petition for a writ of certiorari, received January 14, 2010 is herewith returned for the following reason(s) ‘You failed to comply with Rule 23.3 of the Rules ofthis Court which requites that ‘you frst seek the same relief in the appropriate lower courts and attach copies of ‘the orders from the lower courts to your application filed inthis Court. ‘You failed to identify the judgment you are asking the Court to review and to append a copy ofthe order or opinion as required by Rule 23.3 of this Court's Riles In accordance with Rule 23.3 of this Court's Rules you must set forth with particularity why relief is not available from any other eourt and why a stay is justified ‘You are required to state the grounds upon which this Courts jurisdiction is invoked, with citation ofthe statutory provision, Sincerely, William K. Suter, Clerk By: sung erbll Danny Bickel! (202) 479-3004 Enclosures