Legal Opinion
Dennis Hamilton v. Roger v. Endell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1992No. 91-35651PublishedCited by 293 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are various prison officials who were sued by prisoner Hamilton. Hamilton alleges that while he was in custody the officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs, violating his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The prison officials sought summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court denied summary judgment and the defendants now appeal, arguing that there were no issues of material fact which would tend to show that they were deliberately indifferent to Hamilton’s medical…
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