California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ruelas v. Harper, E051961 (Cal. App. 2015):
There is absolutely no reference in the special verdict as to the elements of alternative two wherein: "(1) the existing policy or practice created an unreasonable risk of the Eighth Amendment injury; (2) the supervisor was aware that the unreasonable risk was created; (3) the supervisor was indifferent to that risk; and (4) the injury resulted from the policy or practice." (Beers-Capitol v. Whetzel, supra, 256 F.3d at p. 134.)
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