PITTS v. VAUGHN

No. 81-1989.

679 F.2d 311 (1982)

Courtland PITTS v. James VAUGHN, Wilber Kee, Walter Redman, George Pippin, James Williams, William Hoosier and Bernard Williams. Appeal of Courtland C. PITTS.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Courtland C. Pitts, appellant pro se.

John J. Polk, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, Del., for appellee Wilber Kee.

Before ADAMS, VAN DUSEN and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) May 3, 1982.

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Courtland C. Pitts, who is not an attorney, appeared pro se in his successful civil rights suit for damages and injunctive relief. He now appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976 & Supp. IV). We hold that a non-lawyer, pro se litigant is not entitled to attorney...

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