Joann HICKEY, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HHS, Louis W. Sullivan, Appellee

Joann Hickey appeals from a judgment of the district court awarding her counsel attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA), for his successful representation of her social security disability claim. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Hickey argues that the district court abused its discretion in reducing the number of hours submitted by counsel. We disagree. The court stated it was reducing the number of hours because, among other reasons, counsel claimed excessive hours for preparing routine letters, a form complaint, and a…