Anthony A. v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that an inmate's petition sufficiently alleged a protected liberty interest and therefore invoked habeas subject matter jurisdiction. The alleged erroneous classification as a sex offender, combined with stigmatization and the risk of losing parole, community release, and good-time credits unless the inmate participated in treatment, satisfied the stigma-plus test at the pleading stage. The judgment reversing dismissal was affirmed.