Does a claim against the prison medical authorities regarding treatment provided by a patient with mental health problems under Section 1983 of the Mental Health Act?
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The following excerpt is from Swearington v. California Dep't of Corr. & Rehab., CASE NO. 1:12-CV-00958-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
prisoner-patient and prison medical authorities regarding treatment does not give rise to a [] 1983 claim." Franklin v. Oregon, 662 F.2d 1337, 1344 (9th Cir. 1981).
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