Anselmo Soto v. Hans Walker, Supt., Auburn, C.F., T.H. Giltner, Lt., Auburn, C.F., Donald Selsky, Docs., Albany

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

The intricacies attending the law of prisoners’ due process rights can confuse even the most experienced of lawyers. Little wonder then that Anselmo Soto, a prisoner acting pro se, struggled to assert the appropriate due process doctrine when he initiated this action against prison officials. Yet, Soto’s instinct that he may not have received the process that was due him was sound. And the facts he alleged clearly describe an actionable due process violation.

Perhaps misled by Soto’s inability to articulate pellucidly the strongest basis for his claim, the United…