The following excerpt is from Salas v. Burns, Case No.: 16-cv-736 JAH (JLB) (S.D. Cal. 2017):
judgment between a prisoner and a prison official regarding appropriate medical diagnosis and treatment are not enough to establish a deliberate indifference claim. See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 107-08; Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 242 (9th Cir. 1989).
ii. Existence of a Serious Medical Condition
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