Oscar STOCKTON, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Oscar Stockton was awarded social security benefits after administrative and district court proceedings. Stockton thereafter moved for approval of attorney fees in the amount of $11,302.50 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The magistrate recommended a reduced award of $5,218.50, and the district court adopted the magistrate’s recommendation and entered an order awarding Stockton fees in that amount. Stockton appeals the fee award, asserting that the district court abused its discretion in computing both the compensable hours and…