Can denial or delay of medical care violate the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hodge v. Placer Cnty., No. 2:20-cv-1531 CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Plaintiff complains about medical care. Plaintiff is informed that denial or delay of medical care can violate the Eighth Amendment. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104-05 (1976). A violation occurs when a jail official causes injury as a result of his or her deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious medical needs. Id.
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