Defendants' Motion for Recusal

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Impact area
- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorneys
Organizations
Matter
- Mobile v. Bolden
Case
- Mobile v. Bolden
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
Identifier
- 3bdd4aba-cdcd-ef11-8ee9-6045bddb7cb0

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Case Files, Bolden v. Mobile Hardbacks and Appendices. Defendants' Motion for Recusal, 1980. 3bdd4aba-cdcd-ef11-8ee9-6045bddb7cb0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/1539da60-c244-4bf2-a674-2697f693fe5c/defendants-motion-for-recusal. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

  

WILEY L. BOLDEN, et al., § 

Plaintiffs, § 

vs. Ss CIVIL ACTION NO. 75-297-P 

CITY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, § 

et al., 

: § 
Defendants. 2 

§ 

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR RECUSAL 5 
  

Since this court, the Honorable Virgil Pittman presiding, has 

previously determined in its order of October 21, 1976, that Plaintiffs 

had proved that the City of Mobile's at-large form of government | 

was being maintained for the purpose of discriminating against black 

voters, and since this crucial issue must now be again determined, 

fairness dictates that the issue be resolved by a judge who has not 

previously reached a conclusion on the subject. Accordingly, defendants 

respectfully move that the Honorable Virgil Pittman recuse himself 

from any further participation in the above-styled cause. 

i] A / CBr Sf 
C. B. ARENDALL, JR. 7 
Attorney for Defenda 
City of Mobile, et al. 

Lote. Ce Saal htt ie 
WILLIAM C. TIDWELL, III 

Attorney for Defendants 
City of Mobile, et al. 

  

  

DEFENDANTS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ORAL ARGUMENT. 

OF COUNSEL: 

HAND, ARENDALL, BEDSOLE, GREAVES & JOHNSTON |, 
Post Office Box 123 2s 
Mobile, Alabama 36601 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that I have on this | ¢+Saay of November, 1980, 
served a true and correct copy of the foregoing ng pleading on counsel for 
all parties of record by placing same in the United States. mail, properly 

addressed and first class postage prepaid. ~~ 

Yh Cr 3 pias

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