The following excerpt is from Martin v. County of San Diego, CASE NO. 11cv91-MMA (RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
Prison officials are required to take reasonable measures to guarantee the safety of inmates. Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 832-34 (1994). To state a claim for failure to protect, an inmate
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