The following excerpt is from Larson v. Butte Cnty. Sheriff's Med. Staff, No. 2:17-cv-2337 KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Before it can be said that a prisoner's civil rights have been abridged with regard to medical care, "the indifference to his medical needs must be substantial. Mere 'indifference,' 'negligence,' or 'medical malpractice' will not support this cause of action." Broughton v. Cutter Laboratories, 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir. 1980) (citing Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105-06); see also
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