The following excerpt is from Robertson v. Krause, No. 2:17-cv-1426 WBS DB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Negligence and gross negligence do not constitute deliberate indifference. Farmer, 511 U.S. at 835-36 (negligence); see Dent v. Sessions, 900 F.3d 1075, 1083 (9th Cir. 2018) (citation omitted) (gross negligence). "Accidents" and "inadvertent failure" do not rise to the level of
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