Legal Opinion
Joyce Lewis v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2002No. 99-35922PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WALLACE; Dissent by Judge JAMES R. BROWNING.
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
Lewis appeals from the district court’s judgment in this Social Security disability action denying her motion for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(Act). The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to review the merits of the underlying case and had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2412 to decide the motion for attorneys’ fees. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C., § 1291. We affirm.
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Lewis applied for disability insurance benefits under Title II…
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