Does a difference in opinion between a prisoner and medical provider concerning the appropriate course of treatment for his mental health problems constitute a claim under the Eighth Amendment?
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The following excerpt is from Morris v. Mini, No. 2:12-CV-1774-TLN-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
rise to a claim under the Eighth Amendment. See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 106. Moreover, a difference of opinion between the prisoner and medical providers concerning the appropriate course of treatment does not give rise to an Eighth Amendment claim. See Jackson v. McIntosh, 90 F.3d 330, 332 (9th Cir. 1996).
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