What is the test for finding a municipal authority liable for failing to provide a medical need?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nelson v. Butte Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, No. CIV S-09-2776 EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2012):
medical need. See Meehan v. County of Los Angeles, 856 F.2d 102, 107 (9th Cir. 1998) (two incidents of unconstitutional activity insufficient to support a finding of municipal liability.)
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