Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 1, 2002, 99-35922 (Joyce Lewis v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security)

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.