What is the test for determining whether a health official had requisite knowledge of a substantial risk of harm?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Romero v. Spearman, No. 2:18-cv-1590 AC P (E.D. Cal. 2020):

Whether a defendant had requisite knowledge of a substantial risk of harm is a question of fact. Farmer, 511 U.S. at 842. Thus, liability may be avoided by presenting evidence that the defendant lacked knowledge of the risk and/or that his response was reasonable in light of all the circumstances. See Farmer, 511 U.S. at 844-45; see also Simmons v. Navajo County Ariz., 609 F.3d 1011, 1017-18 (9th Cir. 2010) (requiring official be subjectively aware of serious medical need and fail to adequately respond to need to establish deliberate indifference).

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