Whether a court can, consistent with the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, exert personal jurisdiction over an out of state law enforcement defendant

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW This petition presents an important question regarding the constitutional right to due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment, the answers to which will impact the ability of law enforcement officials to respond to inquiries from and coordinate with officials in other states without undue risk of interference with their law enforcement roles by being hauled into court in another state. The question presented is: 1. Whether a court can, consistent with the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, exert personal jurisdiction over an out of state law enforcement defendant that has had no direct contact with the plaintiff or physical presence in the forum state based on the defendant’s knowledge of the plaintiff’s presence in the forum and minimal, primarily indirect interactions with third-parties in the forum state. ii PARTIES TO PROCEEDING Lisa Wilkins and Ray Hobbs are the petitioners. James Soler is the respondent. In addition, County of San Diego, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department; San Diego County Office of the Public Defender; Salvatore Tarantino; Robert Germain; Javier Medina; Mark Milton; Ken Smith; Rick Turvey and Ernesto Banuelos appeared below both as