PIERRE v. WEST

No. 99-7059.

211 F.3d 1364 (2000)

Alfred E. PIERRE, Claimant-Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

May 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant.

Lance J. Lerman, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.

Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.


PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Alfred E. Pierre appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying his application for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (EAJA). As Mr. Pierre has not stated a claim within our jurisdiction, the appeal is dismissed.

BACKGROUND

Mr. Pierre appealed an adverse decision of the Board of Veterans Appeals dated January 18, 1996 to the Court of...

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