Gary L. Colvin, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Terry O'connor, As Successor in Interest to Capitaldevelopment Company, a California Corporation;william Hawkins, Individually and Dbacomputer Consultants,defendants-appellees, 98 F.3d 1345 (9th Cir. 1996)

MEMORANDUM^** 

Gary Colvin appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion for attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to Local Rule 293 arising from the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of an action brought against Colvin, seeking enforcement of a settlement agreement, which concerned the licensing and copyright of certain computer programs.

A pro se litigant is not entitled to statutory attorneys' fees unless the litigant is also an attorney. See Corrigan v. United States, 27 F.3d 436, 438 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 679 (1994). Colvin's attempt to seek attorney fees as a form of costs is unavailing, because "costs" are defined by statute and clearly do not include attorney's fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1920. The district court, therefore, did not err in denying Colvin's request for attorneys' fees.

AFFIRMED.