Does a plaintiff have to pay attorney's fees in a personal injury action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stansbery v. Benak, CASE NO. 1:11-cv-01605-LJO-DLB PC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
3. Plaintiff also requests attorney's fees. Plaintiff as a pro se litigant is not entitled to receive attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. 1988. Friedman v. Arizona, 912 F.2d 328, 333 n.2 (9th Cir. 1990).
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