Mark Graf, et al. v. Hyung Seok Koh, et ux.
FifthAmendment DueProcess FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Seventh Circuit's renouncement of jurisdiction over Petitioners' interlocutory appeal misapplied Johnson v. Jones
QUESTIONS PRESENTED (1) Whether the Seventh Circuit’s renouncement of jurisdiction over Petitioners’ interlocutory appeal misapplied Johnson v. Jones, 515 U.S. 304 (1995), where the denial of qualified immunity on Respondent’s Fifth Amendment coercive interrogation claim was based solely upon competing characterizations of otherwise undisputed facts from a fully videotaped interview. (2) Whether Petitioners were entitled to qualified immunity on Respondent’s Fifth Amendment coercive interrogation claim based upon the absence of clearly established law prohibiting any of their interview tactics, either individually or collectively. (3) Whether the state criminal court judge’s fully informed determination to admit Respondent’s statements at his criminal trial was a superceding event which severed the chain of causation on Respondent’s coercive interrogation claim, entitling Petitioners to qualified immunity.