What is the test for an amended complaint alleging denial or delay of medical care for a prisoner's serious medical needs?
The following excerpt is from Vaden v. Mayes, No. 2:19-cv-2216 TLN CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
In order to state a claim upon which relief can be granted in his amended complaint, plaintiff must demonstrate how the conditions complained of have resulted in a deprivation of plaintiff's constitutional rights, see Ellis v. Cassidy, 625 F.2d 227 (9th Cir. 1980), alleging in specific terms how each named defendant is involved.
Denial or delay of medical care for a prisoner's serious medical needs may constitute a violation of the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104-05
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