What is the test for abridging a prisoner's civil rights as a result of medical malpractice?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Scherffius v. Smith, No. 2:13-cv-1277 DAD P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
In addition, before it can be said that a prisoner's civil rights have been abridged, "the indifference to his medical needs must be substantial. Mere 'indifference,' 'negligence,' or 'medical malpractice' will not support this cause of action." Broughton v. Cutter Lab., 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir. 1980) (citing Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105-06). See also Wood v. Housewright, 900
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