GARDNER v. SHERIFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ) MATTHEW GARDNER, ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 2:21-cv-00151-GZS ) ANDREW SHERIFF, ) ) Defendant ) ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS On June 9, 2021, Andrew Sheriff removed this forcible entry and detainer matter from state court. See Notice of Removal (ECF No. 1). Despite being the only named defendant in the matter, Sheriff filed a notice of removal signed by him and an individual named Mike R. Johannes. See id. at 3; Complaint for Forcible Entry and Detainer (ECF No. 1-1). Sheriff offered no explanation for including Johannes’s…