Is a medical officer employed by a municipal jail or state prison act "under color of state law" when they provide medical care to prisoners?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cunningham v. Tran, Case No.: 3:18-cv-01889-WQH-AGS (S.D. Cal. 2018):
There is no question that medical officials employed by a municipal jail or state prison act "under color of state law" when they provide medical care to prisoners. See West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 49-50 (1988) ("[G]enerally, a public employee acts under color of state law while acting in his official capacity or while exercising his responsibilities pursuant to state law.").
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