POYTHRESS v. KESSLER

No. 85-1235.

475 U.S. 1129 (1986)

POYTHRESS ET AL. v. KESSLER.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 21, 1986.


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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