Can a local government be held liable for deliberate indifference to a prisoner?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brooks v. Cnty. of San Joaquin, NO. 2:09-cv-03343-MCE-GGH (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Deliberate indifference can be inferred through an established practice or custom that violates a prisoner's rights. Lolli v. County of Orange, 351 F.3d 410, 421 (9th Cir. 2003). In order to establish liability under 42 U.S.C. 1983, a local government's policy or practice must be the "moving force of the constitutional violation."
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