Does a difference in opinion between a physician and a prisoner concerning medical care constitute deliberate indifference?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Simmons v. Smith, Case No.: 1:13-cv-00868-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
"A difference of opinion between a physician and the prisoner - or between medical professionals - concerning what medical care is appropriate does not amount to deliberate indifference." Snow v. McDaniel, 681 F.3d at 987 (citing Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 242 (9th
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