Jager v. Astrue

MEMORANDUM ***

Joan Jager appeals the district court’s denial of her motion under the Equal Access to Justice Act for attorneys’ fees accrued in connection with proceedings that led to a prior decision by this court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412; Jager v. Barnhart, 192 Fed.Appx. 589 (9th Cir.2006). We reverse.

We review a district court’s denial of attorneys’ fees under the EAJA for abuse of discretion. See Pierce v. Underwood, 487 U.S. 552, 559, 108 S.Ct. 2541, 101 L.Ed.2d 490 (1988). A district court abuses its discretion when it bases its ruling on “an erroneous view of the law or on a clearly…