The following excerpt is from Collins v. Lopez, Case No. 1:11-cv-01534-LJO-SKO PC (E.D. Cal. 2013):
A broken hand is unquestionably an objectively serious medical need, as is the need for pain relief following a fracture. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir. 2000).
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