What is the test for a deliberate indifference to a serious medical need?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pride v. Straga, Case No.: 14-CV-414 JLS (DHB) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
A determination of deliberate indifference to a serious medical need involves a two-step analysis consisting of both objective and subjective inquiries. Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837 (1994). First, the plaintiff must demonstrate a serious
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