KAY v. EHRLER

No. 89-5297.

900 F.2d 967 (1990)

Richard B. KAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bremer EHRLER, and The Kentucky Board of Elections, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Kay (argued), Jupiter, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., David Ashley, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Frankfort, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

Before: JONES and MILBURN, Circuit Judges; and BELL, District Judge.


MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

The district court denied plaintiff-appellant Richard B. Kay's petition for attorney's fees on the ground that an attorney who represents himself cannot recover fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

I.

A.

Kay, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on January 12, 1988...

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