Topic: delay in medical care only constitutes an eighth amendment … · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Sealock v. State Of Colorado.

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1 Sealock v. State Of Colorado Anchor
ca10 · 2000
green “delay in medical care only constitutes an eighth amendment violation where the plaintiff can show that the delay resulted in substantial harm.” 6
2 Constance Westfall v. Jose Luna
ca5 · 2018
green “delay in medical care can only constitute an eighth amendment violation if there has been deliberate indifference that results in substantial harm," which can include the "pain suffered during the delay itself” 3

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