United States Ninth Circuit

In an action brought by a prison inmate pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs when they refused to grant his request for hernia surgery, the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials is affirmed where the officials were entitled to qualified immunity because in light of existing precedent and the specific facts of this case, it was at least debatable that they complied with the Eighth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/05/02

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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