The following excerpt is from Helms v. Mims, 1:12-cv-00897-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2013):
"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
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