The following excerpt is from Lewis v. Mims, CASE NO. 1:13-cv-1147-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
civil rights violation. See Broughton v. Cutter Labs., 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir. 1980) (mere indifference, negligence, or medical malpractice will not support this cause of action) (citing Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105-06 (1976)).
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