1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 651 F.2d
  5. 651 F.2d 1087 (1981)
 

BARRETT v. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

No. 80-3162 Summary Calendar.

651 F.2d 1087 (1981)

Phyllis A. BARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS and Department of the Treasury, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

July 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis A. Barrett, pro se.

Leonard Schaitman, Marc Richman, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal poses the question whether attorney fees may be awarded under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(3)(B), to a pro se litigant who is not an attorney. We hold that they may not.

In June 1978, Phyllis Barrett requested copies of the results of two security investigations conducted when she was employed by the United States Customs Service. In July the Service acknowledged...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases