What is the legal test for deliberate indifference by a prison official to an inmate who suffered from severe burns to his chest and chest?
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The following excerpt is from Pelacos v. Mays, Case No. 1:16-cv-01163-AWI-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Deliberate indifference is a high legal standard. Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1060 (9th Cir.2004). "Under this standard, the prison official must not only 'be aware of the facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists,' but that person
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