Is deliberate indifference shown when prison officials deny, delay or intentionally interfere with medical treatment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Diaz v. Hurley, No. 2:19-cv-1241 KJMKJNP (E.D. Cal. 2020):
834. In general, deliberate indifference may be shown when prison officials deny, delay, or intentionally interfere with medical treatment, or may be shown by the way in which prison officials provide medical care. Hutchinson v. United States, 838 F.2d 390, 393-94 (9th Cir. 1988).
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