Garold Arnold Lawton v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Hhs

967 F.2d 587 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Garold Arnold LAWTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, HHS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 15, 1992. * Decided June 2, 1992. Before HUG, SKOPIL and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant, Garold Lawton, appeals the district court's denial of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (the "EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d)(1)(A), as well as the district court's grant of attorney's fees under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406 (b). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . For the reasons explained below, we affirm the denial of EAJA fees and reverse and remand the grant of attorney's fees under the Social Security Act. BACKGROUND 3 Lawton applied for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. The administrative law judge ("ALJ") initially denied the benefits. On appeal the…