What is the test for establishing a constitutional violation in a medical malpractice case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Lozano, No. 2:19-cv-1128 MCE DB P (E.D. Cal. 2021):
alleged wrongdoing was objectively harmful enough to establish a constitutional violation." Somers v. Thurman, 109 F.3d 614, 622 (9th Cir. 1997) (citing Hudson, 503 U.S. at 8).
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