Kelly v. Montgomery Election CenterKelly v. Montgomery Election Center
This case is before the court for initial review of a complaint filed by pro se plaintiffs Gregory Kelly and Annette B. Kelly on August 28, 2026. The Kellys’ rambling, often fantastical complaint asserts 25 counts under variety of federal civil rights, employment discrimination, criminal, and immigration laws against defendants Montgomery Election Center, a state probate judge, and two local elections officials.
Plaintiff Gregory Kelly has been declared a vexatious litigant by this court. See Kelly v. Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Bd., No. 2:24cv348-RAH, 2025 WL 1461271, at *1 (M.D. Ala. May 21, 2025). Because of Gregory Kelly‘s repeated filing of frivolous and shotgun complaints and Annette B. Kelly‘s repeated joining with him as a plaintiff on such complaints, on December 15, 2025, the court entered the following order:
“As a consequence of Gregory Kelly‘s vexatious filing of shotgun and frivolous pleadings, and now by and through his wife, Annette B. Kelly, in the event Gregory Kelly or anyone acting in concert with him, including Annette B. Kelly, files a shotgun or facially frivolous complaint in the future, after appropriate review, the Court will summarily dismiss the pleading and the action without prior notice.”
The court has conducted an appropriate review of the complaint in this new case. The complaint is a shotgun pleading because it is “replete with conclusory, vague, and immaterial facts not obviously connected to any particular cause of action.” Weiland v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sheriff‘s Off., 792 F.3d 1313, 1322 (11th Cir. 2015). In addition, the complaint constitutes a shotgun pleading because it contains “multiple claims against multiple defendants without specifying which of the defendants are responsible for which acts or omissions.” Id. at 1323. Therefore, the complaint and this case will be dismissed pursuant to the above order.
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Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the complaint (Doc. 1), and this case in its entirety, are summarily dismissed without prejudice.
This case is closed.
The plaintiffs are advised that, within 21 days from the date of this order, they should pick up from the clerk of court‘s office the service materials they provided for this case. If they do not do so, their service materials may be discarded.
DONE, this the 31st day of August, 2026.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE