diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
index aaee9f4c98..137cff7803 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def take_action_on_flags(request, course_id):
 
     try:
         controller_qs = ControllerQueryService()
-        response = controller_qs.take_action_on_flags(course_id, student_id, course_id, action_type)
+        response = controller_qs.take_action_on_flags(course_id, student_id, submission_id, action_type)
         return HttpResponse(response, mimetype="application/json")
     except GradingServiceError:
         log.exception("Error saving calibration grade, location: {0}, submission_id: {1}, submission_key: {2}, grader_id: {3}".format(location, submission_id, submission_key, grader_id))
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f45efeb8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# This is a simple class that just hides the error container
+# and message container when they are empty
+# Can (and should be) expanded upon when our problem list
+# becomes more sophisticated
+class OpenEnded
+  constructor: (ajax_url) ->
+    @ajax_url = ajax_url
+    @error_container = $('.error-container')
+    @error_container.toggle(not @error_container.is(':empty'))
+
+    @message_container = $('.message-container')
+    @message_container.toggle(not @message_container.is(':empty'))
+
+    @problem_list = $('.problem-list')
+
+    @ban_button = $('.ban-button')
+    @unflag_button = $('.unflag-button')
+    @ban_button.click @ban
+    @unflag_button.click @unflag
+
+  unflag: (event) =>
+    event.preventDefault()
+
+  ban: (event) =>
+    event.preventDefault()
+
+  post: (cmd, data, callback) ->
+      # if this post request fails, the error callback will catch it
+      $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing this operation"})
+
+ajax_url = $('.open-ended-problems').data('ajax_url')
+$(document).ready(() -> new OpenEnded(ajax_url))
diff --git a/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html b/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
index 2397e1a70e..9265ad4663 100644
--- a/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
+++ b/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 <%include file="/courseware/course_navigation.html" args="active_page='open_ended_flagged_problems'" />
 
+<%block name="js_extra">
+    <%static:js group='open_ended'/>
+</%block>
+
 <section class="container">
     <div class="open-ended-problems" data-ajax_url="${ajax_url}">
         <div class="error-container">${error_text}</div>
@@ -38,10 +42,10 @@
                     ${problem['student_response']}
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                    <a href="#unflag" class="unflag-button action-button">Unflag</a>
+                    <a href="#unflag" class="unflag-button action-button" data-action-type="unflag">Unflag</a>
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                    <a href="#ban" class="ban-button action-button">Ban</a>
+                    <a href="#ban" class="ban-button action-button" data-action-type="ban">Ban</a>
                 </td>
                 <td style="display:none;">
                     ${problem['submission_id']}