Mims Papers Series 6

Guide to the Lambert C. Mims Papers

Series 6. Legal, 1974-ca. 1989. 6.25 cubic feet.
Contains material related to the indictment and subsequent conviction of Mims on charges of conspiracy, extortion, and violation of the Hobbs Act, as well as documents regarding Wiley Bolden v. City of Mobile, which changed the city’s form of government. In addition, other legal cases represented include City of Mobile v. Peter J. Palughi; Moulton v. Langan, Mims, and Outlaw; Thomas Peavy v. Gary Greenough; and litigation following flooding in the city in 1981. Included within this series are FBI reports, transcripts, discovery, evidentiary material, grand jury testimony, the indictment and related documents, and miscellaneous material. Transcripts have been arranged chronologically. The remainder has been arranged alphabetically. PRIVACY ISSUES APPLY.

Box 68

File 1 – Wiley Bolden v. City of Mobile Materials [See also the FBI Investigation material in Box 72, Files 11 and 12; as well as the maps and other rolled documents in the Maps series, specifically Bundle: Maps & Charts, City Hall Office, nos. 33, 34, 35, and 45; Box 75, File 3 in the Reading Education series; and Box 16, File 26 in the Mayor/Commissioner series.]

File 2 – Bolden Materials, A Plan for the Mayor-Council Form of Government
File 3 – Bolden Materials, Appellate
File 4 – Bolden Materials, News Releases (Pittman, 2/7/1977)
File 5 – Bolden Materials, Correspondence in Response to Judge Pittman’s Ruling
File 6 – Bolden Materials, Miscellaneous
File 7 – Bolden Materials, Responses to Pittman’s Ruling
File 8 – Bolden Materials, Speech Responding to Pittman Ruling
File 9 – Bolden Materials, Speech responding to Pittman Ruling
File 10 – Bolden Materials, Post-Trial Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
File 11 – Bolden Materials, Correspondence, etc. 1974-1977
File 12 – Bolden Materials
File 13 – Bolden Materials
File 14 – Bolden Materials, Appellate Court
File 15 – Bolden Materials, Memorandum
File 16 – Bolden Materials
File 17 – Bolden Materials
File 18 – Bolden Materials, Memorandum (includes material on Wright v. Mobile, a job discrimination suit filed against the Mobile County Personnel Board)
File 19 – Bolden Materials
File 20 – Bolden Materials
File 21 – Bolden Materials, Testimony Transcripts
File 22 – Bolden Materials, Direct Examination of Thomas Peavy
File 23 – Bolden Materials, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations
File 24 – Bolden Materials, Newsclippings
File 25 – Bolden Materials, Supreme Court
File 26 – Bolden Materials, Mayor-Council Form of government
File 27 – City of Mobile v. Peter J. Palughi and Leo Gene Bennett, General Material [Urban Redevelopment in Fort Condé Village]
File 28 – City of Mobile v. Peter J. Palughi and Leo Gene Bennett, Lambert C. Mims’ Testimony
File 29 – George Moulton, Inc. v. Langan, Mims, and Outlaw [Breach of Contract]
File 30 – Handwritten declaration of Mims’ innocence [ca. 1989]
File 31 – Lawsuits, various Mobile
File 32-33 – Mobile Flood Litigation, No. CV-81-00634

Box 69

File 1 – Public response to 1989 accusations and indictment
File 2 – Resignation of Patrick Kelley, Director of Fiscal Affairs, 1976
File 3 – Thomas K. Peavy, et al. vs. Gary A Greenough, et al., No. 82-1135-C, Amended Complaint [Harassment]
File 4 – Thomas K. Peavy, et al. vs. Gary A Greenough, et al., No. 82-1135-C, Complaint, etc.
File 5 – Thomas K. Peavy, et al. vs. Gary A Greenough, et al., No. 82-1135-C, Multiple Documents
File 6 – Thomas K. Peavy, et al. vs. Gary A Greenough, et al., No. 82-1135-C, Recommendations of the Magistrate
File 7 – Mims Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, By-Laws of Area Services, Inc.
File 8 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Citizens’ Petition on Mims’ Behalf
File 9 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Correspondence
File 10 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Court Instructions to the Jury in U.S. vs. Ellis L. McDonald, et al.
File 11 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Discovery Material
File 12 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00001-00139
File 13 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00140-00301
File 14 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00302-00440
File 15 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00441-00607
File 16 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00608-00758
File 17 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00759-00903
File 18 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 00904-01081
File 19 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01082-01209
File 20 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01210-01386
File 21 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01387-01505
File 22 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01506-01653
File 23 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01659-01800
File 24 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs.01801-01980

Box 70

File 1 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 01981-02120
File 2 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02121-02265
File 3 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02283-02414
File 4 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02415-02705
File 5 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02706-02869
File 6 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02870-02995
File 7 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 02996-03221
File 8 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03232-03410
File 9 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03411-03535
File 10 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03536-03706
File 11 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03702-03821
File 12 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03822-03927
File 13 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 03976-04091
File 14 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04046-04151
File 15 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04152-04322
File 16 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04323-04523
File 17 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04587-04680
File 18 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04681-04858
File 19 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 04859-05104
File 20 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05105-05231
File 21 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05232-05364
File 22 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05369-05451
File 23 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05452-05597
File 24 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05598-05708

Box 71

File 1 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05709-05807
File 2 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05808-05953
File 3 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 05953-06061
File 4 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 06062-06208
File 5 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 06209-06346
File 6 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 06347-06615
File 7 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 06657-06839
File 8 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 06840-07010
File 9 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07011-07164
File 10 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07165-07307
File 11 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07308-07405
File 12 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07406-07511
File 13 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07512-07655
File 14 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07656-07780
File 15 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07781-07923
File 16 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 07965-08158
File 17 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08159-08354
File 18 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08355-08449
File 19 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08450-08599
File 20 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08600-08745
File 21 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08752-08889
File 22 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 08890-09015
File 23 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs.09017-09164

Box 72

File 1 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09165-09265
File 2 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09293-09444
File 3 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09445-09586
File 4 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09578-09712
File 5 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09713-09834
File 6 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09835-09959
File 7 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 09960-10129
File 8 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 10130-10254
File 9 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Evidentiary Material, pgs. 10255-10388
File 10 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Exhibit Lists
File 11-12 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, FBI Investigation (RESTRICTED ACCESS)
File 13 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Financial
File 14-17 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Grand Jury Testimony (1 of 6)
File 18 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Grand Jury Testimony (5 of 6), Charles S. Shaw’s Grand Jury Testimony in U.S. vs. Shaw, et al.
File 19 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Grand Jury Testimony (6 of 6), Summary of Grand Jury Testimony, 10/8/85, John F. McFadden
File 20 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, 1989, Indictment and Related Documents
File 21 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Jury List
File 22 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Material on Gurney Owens
File 23 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Mims Evidence, nos. 025-152
File 24 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Mims Evidence, nos. 153-231
File 25 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Mims Evidence, nos. 234-292
File 26 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Mims Evidence, nos. 294-351

Box 73

File 1 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Mims Evidence, nos. 353-354
File 2 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Mims Evidence, nos. 355-398
File 3 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Miscellaneous
File 4 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Newspaper Clippings
File 5-6 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Notes
File 7 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Acts, Press Releases
File 8 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Reports
File 9-10 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 3/26/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles
Shaw
File 11-12 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 5/23/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 13 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 5/31/85, Gerald Godwin, Ellis McDonald and Frank Brown
File 14 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 6/12/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 15 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 6/25/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 16 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 7/1/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 17 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 7/17/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 18 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 8/12/85, Gerald Godwin and Paul Reitzammer
File 19 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 8/20/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 20-21 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 8/23/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 22 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 8/23/85, Gerald Godwin and Gene Tomlin
File 23 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 8/23/85, Gerald Godwin and Paul Reitzammer
File 24 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/5/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 25 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/13/85, Gerald Godwin and Frank Brown
File 26-28 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/16/85, Gerald Godwin
File 29 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/19/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 30 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/25/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 31-32 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/25/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 33 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/25/85, Gerald Godwin
File 34-35 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/26/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 36 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/27/85, Calvin Clay and Gene Tomlin
File 37 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney
Owens
File 38-39 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, Gerald Godwin
File 40 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, Gerald Godwin and Frank Brown
File 41 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, John Mulligan and Frank Brown
File 42 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, John Mulligan
File 43 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, John Mulligan and Ellis McDonald
File 44 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, John F. Mulligan
File 45-46 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 9/30/85, Gerald Godwin
File 47 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, Lambert Mims and John Mulligan
File 48 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, Gerald Godwin, John Mulligan and Lee Jackson
File 49-50 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, Wicks, Owens, Jackson, Mulligan and Godwin
File 51 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 52 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, John Mulligan and Douglas Wicks
File 53 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/1/85, S.A. John F. Mulligan
File 54 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/3/85, John F. Mulligan and Ellis McDonald
File 55 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/4/85, Gerald Godwin
File 56 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/7/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 57 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/8/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 58 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/9/85, Gurney Owens, Gerald Godwin, and Dan Wiley
File 59 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/9/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 60 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/15/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 61 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/16/85, Gerald Godwin
File 62 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/16/85, Gerald Godwin and Gurney Owens
File 63 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/22/85, Gerald Godwin and Charles Shaw
File 64 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/25/85, Calvin Claw and Gene Tomlin
File 65 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/28/85, Gerald Godwin, Calvin Clay, Charles Shaw, Paul Reitzammer
File 66 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 10/30/85, S.A. John Mulligan
File 67 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 11/1/85, Gerald Godwin and Paul Reitzammer
File 68 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 11/14/85, Gerald Godwin and Paul Reitzammer
File 69 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Transcript, 2/13/86, Gerald Godwin
File 70 – Trial – Violation of Hobbs Act, Waste Disposal Agreement, 4/16/85

Box 74

Cassette Tapes

1-3 – Mims/Brown/Mims/Jackson/McDonald/Helveston 10/1/1985 700A
4 – City Commission 2/24/1981
5 – Conference Meeting 3/17/1981
6 – Commission Meeting 9/24/1985
7 – Conference 9/24/1985

Mims Guide