What is the test for deliberate indifference in medical care of a prisoner?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Webb v. Ada County, 145 F.3d 1343, 1998 WL 246521 (9th Cir. 1998):
To find deliberate indifference, the court must find that defendants purposefully ignored or failed to respond to a serious medical need. Id. at 1060. Mere negligence in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not violate a prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. Hutchinson v. United States, 838 F.2d 390, 394 (9th Cir.1988).
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