I did a post on two lawsuits Kyra Kelly filed.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2026/04/what-do-slander-pra-ramey-warrants.html?m=1
One is against HCSO lawsuit and alleges civil rights violation, violation of constitutional rights, "malicious police negligence and wronful arrest and a typo "sladerous."
The Big Oil lawsuit is for defamation, libel, slander, emotional and employment grievance. Kelly claims she was falsely arrested for felony embezzlement.
Kelly is representing herself pro per. No attorney listed yet in the lawsuit against HCSO. Local attorney Eric Kirk represents Big Oil and Tire.
There are court documents in that lawsuit and other information and I am not summarizing it again. In my April 13 post, I mentioned those two lawsuits were related. She mentioned the Pomrehn family in filings I included in the April 13 post.
I had a feeling there were more lawsuits. While I do not have time, I had a reason to check my hunch.
Kelly was arrested in January 2025 for carrying a loaded firearm in public and embezzlement. Those criminal charges were filed against her by the DA on 1/16/26. She was arraigned on those charges on 4/20. There is a preliminary hearing on 4/30. Alleged victim 76 gas station. The Pomrehn family owns several 76 gas stations in Humboldt County.
She filed two petitions seal. Both were denied. Kelly has has a dismissal in TR2307923 dismissal after proof of correction and a conviction in TR1808444.
There is a lawsuit by F. Kelly against the City of Arcata and it was dismissed.
She has two defamation cases each against Two defamation cases for Brandon Pomrehn and Richard Pomrehn CV2600113, CV2600112, CV2600089 and CV2600088. There are CMCs on 7/10 and 7/20. I have included the demurrer Eric Kirk has filed for Richard Pomrehn.
I did include the documents for the Pomrehns which if you read my April 13 post include the same basic allegations and narrative.
I do not know Kyra Kelly or the Pomrehns. I do know Eric Kirk and that includes what I think of him based on 12 + years of covering Humboldt Superior Court and 22 years of living in Humboldt and prior to the blog being actively involved in business and politics. Based on just these court documents, the number of cases filed by Kelly, my experiences in Humboldt and daily coverage of Humboldt courts; these are my observations and opinion.
1. Is Kyra Kelly traumatized and standing up for herself? Possibly. There isn't enough information yet in her criminal or civil cases to definitively say yes or no. Even if she is, wasting court time and resources and lashing out at everyone else and blaming everyone else is the wrong way to deal with it. I don't know if Kelly can or cannot afford an attorney; chances are no reputable attorney would represent her.
2. Is Kelly a vexatious litigant? Yes. Why she has been allowed to file so many cases and will a Humboldt judge put a stop to this misuse of the court system? So far, the only one with guts to legally declare someone with several arrests including several violations of a protective order, a contentious related family law case and filing several lawsuits a vexatious litigant is Humboldt Superior Assistant Presiding Judge Timothy Canning. That person is Analia Martinez. Did it change her behavior? No. She has been sitting in jail, picked up a 2026 case and her family has not posted bond. Has the family learned their lesson not to enable Martinez?
Analia Martinez, James Spaulding and several others in Humboldt with multiple arrests and cases are enabled by their families posting bond and the community suffers the consequences.
3. Is Kelly cray cray? Possibly. Same response and reasons as # 1.
4. Does Kelly have a clue about the law? No. Throwing out words like slander and defamation does not make it a fact.
I have covered local cases no one else does because I like the public to be informed. Humboldt businesses, individuals, lawyers and anyone exposed obviously do not like their dirty laundry exposed. In addition to all the local reasons and challenges I have mentioned several times; there is a daily danger for me because vexatious litigants such as Analia Martinez and other repeat offenders like Aunna Bollman on mental health diversion start obsessing and acting out against me, lawyers and others. Law enforcement and courts are inefective. This is a problem in society the courts cannot fix. Humboldt is a small County and it has affected my life and feeling safe to go out, to work, to do basic routine tasks and socialize.
If someone is making a mockery of the court, the law, then imagine having them as a neighbor or co-worker or neighbor. Humboldt's lackadaisical attitude towards basic decency, consideration and enabling criminals is a problem the law and courts cannot solve.
My reporting about people and businesses I want to warn the community about and having to bear the brunt of the failure of Humboldt's ills and Humboldt enabling of bad behavior and failure to realize that trauma, mental health needs be mandatory in addition to Humboldt taking advantage and not even covering my basic financial expenses is Humboldt's selfishness and shamelessness. The judges, attorneys, law enforcement, others get paid to put up with this darkness and toxic negativity. I don't. It isn't like this everywhere. It is Humboldt. Others; local and outsiders share my opinion; they are just to scared to state it in public.
The people who know Kelly failed her. I don't want any of you bleeding hearts to waste my time and send me emails for context. I don't know why people in Humboldt feel so entitled to my time and have no boundaries and if I tell you off; you invited it by your ignorance and repeated failures to listen. This includes investigators and related staff who work with the public defender's office. The opinion of people involved in the local criminal justice and getting paid isn't objective and it is selfish.
I don't know how Kelly will react to this post.
There are many in Humboldt who misuse and abuse the court system for their drama and because they don't know how to be adults, considerate or look in the mirror.
Kelly, I have plenty of reasons to sue many in Humboldt. The difference is I look at reality and suing several people who are broke or I will have problems collecting a judgement from is a waste of time. Getting justice in an insider, entrenched court system is also a waste of time.
Kelly, even if you have a valid claim, as you have said yourself, this is a small County. Justice isn't always delivered and it isn't blind. Having your day in court could backfire.
I don't know who your Deputy Public Defender is but I hope that on 4/30 when your preliminary hearing is scheduled, if you need help, your attorney gets you the resources you need. If you are traumatized, start with some remorse and self reflection and not for a show in front of the judge. You might want to focus on your criminal case. Of course, to get help, you have to listen.
13 cases and there is a pattern of you losing. Kelly, I am not a social worker nor do I enable. I could have called you out in my last post. I didn't have to check the 11 other cases. I made a choice not to say what I did in this post and I could have been harsher.
People like you jam up the courts for others who have valid claims and whose freedom literally depends on their day in court. Humboldt Superior Court is now just postponing cases, day by day, for the same reason or no good reason three or four times a week. Every time I think it cannot get worse; it does.
The overworked court staff has to file and input your rantings as well as several others like you who have a lot of time to waste and apparently don't have to worry about your bills being paid. Again, delaying resources and time from attorneys and others who have valid requests and claims.
Why do you have so much time to waste Kelly filing so many cases? Most people are busy surviving and paying their bills. Life isn't fair; it certainly is a pain in Humboldt. The rest of us deal with it without misusing the court system. Your over the top rantings raise concerns about any valid claims you may have.
