Fifth Circuit· 8/29/2006

Gobert v. Caldwell

Citations

463 F.3d 339
2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 22216
2006 WL 2474846

How courts have described this case

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

holding that “deliberate indifference exists wholly independent of an optimal standard of care”
noting “the decision whether to provide additional treatment is a classic example of a matter for medical judgment” that does not establish deliberate indifference (internal quotations and citation omitted)
applying the deliberate indifference standard to a cruel and unusual punishment claim
“[K]nowledge of the health risk inherent in the type of wound establishes the requisite awareness.”
“[K]nowledge of the health risk inherent in the type of wound establishes the requisite awareness.”
multiple examinations and administered medications do not constitute deliberate indifference

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Judges: Higginbotham, Davis, Stewart

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