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· 8/1/2013

Juan McGee v. Carol Adams

Citations

  • 721 F.3d 474
  • 2013 WL 3944213
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 16039

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that “[w]hen a medical professional acts in his pro- fessional capacity,” the professional’s treatment is judged against a highly deferential substantial departure standard
  • finding that the defendants’ “meaningful and ongoing assessment of a patient’s condition [was] the antithesis of “deliberate indifference’
  • finding that “meaningful and ongoing assessment of a patient’s condition is the antithesis of ‘deliberate indifference’”
  • explaining that “non-medical professional defendants” are “entitled to rely on the medical professionals’ determination” absent an indication that the medical care is insufficient
  • finding that the defendants’ “meaningful and ongoing assessment of a patient’s condition [was] the antithesis of ‘deliberate indifference’”
  • explaining that “[w]hen a medical professional acts in his pro- fessional capacity,” the professional’s treatment is judged against a highly deferential substantial departure standard

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Judges: Bauer, Hamilton, Tharp

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