Does deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious illness or injury give rise to a claim under the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Mosley, No. 2:16-CV-0519-MCE-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious illness or injury, or risks of serious injury or illness, also gives rise to a claim under the Eighth Amendment. See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105; see also Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837. This applies to physical as well as dental and mental health needs. See Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1253 (9th Cir. 1982). An injury or illness is
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