Certiorari denied.
CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER, with whom JUSTICE WHITE joins, dissenting.
This petition presents the question whether a prevailing plaintiff, a lawyer, who acted for herself may recover attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The Courts of Appeals have uniformly held that a pro se litigant may not recover attorney's fees under § 1988, since such a litigant does not require the assistance of an attorney to enforce his rights. Lovell...
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