What is the standard for medical indifference in the context of the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lewis v. Mims, CASE NO. 1:13-cv-1147-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
An Eighth Amendment claim of medical indifference requires (1) a serious medical need, and (2) a deliberately indifferent response by defendant. Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir. 2006). The deliberate indifference standard is met by showing (a) a purposeful act or failure to respond to a prisoner's pain or possible medical need and (b) harm caused by the indifference. Id.
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