Cesar Pacheco v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

29 F.3d 633 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cesar PACHECO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-56480. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 18, 1994. * Decided July 21, 1994. Before: FARRIS, KOZINSKI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cesar Pacheco appeals the district court's denial of his application for attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2412 (EAJA), following the magistrate judge's grant of summary judgment against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in Pacheco's action for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405 (g). Pacheco contends the district court erred by failing to articulate sufficiently specific reasons for denying him attorney's fees under the EAJA. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. 3 As the prevailing party, Pacheco sought…