GRAY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 91-55380.

983 F.2d 954 (1993)

Edward E. GRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Whiteside, Santa Barbara, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael R. Power, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: TANG, SCHROEDER, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

The claimant appeals from an order of the district court denying attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), on the ground that the government's position was substantially justified. On appeal, the government raises for the first time a jurisdictional issue. It argues that as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Melkonyan v. Sullivan, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 2157, 115 L.Ed.2d 78...

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