What is the test for deliberate indifference by a prison officer to an inmate?
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The following excerpt is from Lopez v. Smith, 2000 WL 144385, 203 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2000):
Allen v. Sakai, 48 F.3d 1082, 1087 (9th Cir. 1995). "Under the objective requirement, the prison official's acts or omissions must deprive an inmate of the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities. The subjective requirement, relating to the defendant's state of mind, requires deliberate indifference." Id. (citations omitted).
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