What is the legal test for deliberate indifference by a prison official to a prisoner?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jenkins v. Yates, 1:11-cv-00805-LJO-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
"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
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