Does a physician's opinion between a physician and a prisoner constitute deliberate indifference?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Reeves v. Dougherty, Case No. 1:20-cv-00487-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Further, a "difference of opinion between a physician and the prisoneror between medical professionalsconcerning what medical care is appropriate does not amount to deliberate indifference." Snow v. McDaniel, 681 F.3d 978, 987 (9th Cir. 2012) (citing Sanchez v. Vild, 891
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