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· 4/17/2006

Drake v. Koss

Citations

  • 445 F.3d 1038
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 9563

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[I]t is not deliberate indifference when an official relies on the recommendations of a trained professional.”
  • “Deliberate indifference is akin to criminal recklessness and requires something more than mere negligent misconduct.”
  • no deliberate indifference when prison supervisors, who lacked medical expertise, relied on the decisions made by medically treated personnel
  • no disregard when only a medical report was presented
  • no disregard when only a medical report was presented

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