The following excerpt is from In re Rudrakumaran, 10-90037-am (2nd Cir. 2013):
The definitions of "reckless" and "recklessness" vary depending on the forum and type of proceeding. See, e.g. , Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 836-37 (1994)("The civil law generally calls a person reckless who acts or (if the person has a duty to act) fails to act in the face of an unjustifiably high risk of harm that is either known or so obvious that it should be known. The criminal law, however, generally permits a finding of recklessness only when a person disregards a risk of harm of which he is aware.") (citations omitted).1
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