Is a pro se litigant entitled to attorney's fees for time spent litigating the case?

^4. Plaintiff notes that he spent hundreds of hours preparing his state petition and litigating this case and suggests that he receive compensatory damages for this time spent. While plaintiff is free to argue to the jury that it should award some amount of general damages, he may not recover damages specifically allocated for time spent litigating the case, as such an award would essentially grant attorney fees to a pro se litigant. Kay v. Ehrler, 499 U.S. 432, 435 (1991) ("[A] pro se litigant who is not a lawyer is not entitled to attorney's fees.").