Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 20, 2001, 00-17216 (Rosario Gutierrez v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration)

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

Rosario Gutierrez appeals the district court’s denial of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), after she prevailed in her appeal in this court reversing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) denial of disability benefits.

See Gutierrez v. Apfel,

199 F.3d 1048 (2000)

(Gutierrez I).