Can a medical official be subjectively aware of a serious medical need and fail to adequately respond to the need?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Robertson v. Krause, No. 2:17-cv-1426 WBS DB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):

defendant lacked knowledge of the risk and/or that his response was reasonable in light of all the circumstances. See Farmer, 511 U.S. at 844-45; see also Simmons v. Navajo County Ariz. 609 F.3d 1011, 1017-18 (9th Cir. 2010) (requiring official be subjectively aware of serious medical need and fail to adequately respond to need to establish deliberate indifference).

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