What is the test for a plaintiff to claim damages under the Eighth Amendment for injuries sustained in solitary confinement?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marsala v. Diaz, No. 2:19-cv-0513 KJM CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
5. In order to state a claim under the Eighth Amendment with respect to conditions of confinement, plaintiff must point to facts demonstrating he suffered injury as a result of a prison official's deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of serious harm. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 828 (1994).
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