The following excerpt is from Lum v. County Of San Joaquin, NO. CIV. S-10-1807 LKK/DAD (E.D. Cal. 2010):
need of such care. Lucas v. City of Long Beach, 60 Cal. App. 3d 341, 349 (1976) Plaintiffs argue that it is a question of fact whether the government entity had actual or constructive knowledge of such a need for medical care. California law supports this conclusion. See Zeilman v. County of Kern, 168 Cal.App.3d 1174, 1184 (1985).
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