Does a difference in opinion between medical staff and inmate inmates constitute deliberate indifference?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Logan v. Gamboa, No. 2:16-cv-2020 AC P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
4. Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1058 (9th Cir. 2004) (difference of opinion between inmate and medical personnel about what treatment is appropriate does not constitute deliberate indifference).
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