1. Whether the state of Kentucky violated the
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by
enforcing an illegal tax lien, depriving the petitioner of
property without a fair hearing and meaningful
opportunity to contest the action.

2. Whether the procedural defects, including a
court officer signing a summons in place of the defendant,
render the resulting judgment unconstitutional under
the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

3. Whether the use of a Master Commissioner to
conduct judicial functions, despite lacking proper judi
cial authority, violates the petitioner 's fundamental
rights under the U.S. Constitution.

4. Whether the denial of discovery deprived the
petitioner of a meaningful opportunity to develop the
record and contest the foreclosure proceedings, in vio
lation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment.

Whether the state of Kentucky violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by enforcing an illegal tax lien, depriving the petitioner of property without a fair hearing and meaningful opportunity to contest the action