Under what circumstances can a prisoner be deliberately indifferent to his medical needs?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Butler v. Kelso, Civil No. 11cv02684 CAB(RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
Under the subjective element, prison officials are deliberately indifferent to a prisoner's serious medical needs when they "deny, delay or intentionally interfere with medical treatment." Hutchinson v. United States, 838 F.2d 390, 394 (9th
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