What is the test for qualified immunity for defendants in a medical malpractice case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Oubichon v. Carey, No. 2:06-cv-2749-JAM-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
3. Because plaintiff cannot establish that defendants violated the Eighth Amendment, it is unnecessary to consider their argument that they are entitled to qualified immunity. See Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 236 (2009).
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