The following excerpt is from Chacon v. Tate, 1:12-cv-00989-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Deliberate indifference is shown where the official is aware of a serious medical need and fails to adequately respond. Simmons v. Navajo County, Arizona, 609 F.3d 1011, 1018 (9th Cir. 2010). "Deliberate indifference is a high legal standard." Simmons, 609 F.3d at 1019; Toguchi v.
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