4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 367 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 Iko v. Shreve.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iko v. Shreve Anchor | green | “one that has been diagnosed by a physician as mandating treatment or one that is so obvious that even a lay person would easily recognize the necessity for a doctor's attention.” | 193 |
| 2 | Samuel Jackson v. Joseph Lightsey | green | “it is not enough that an official should have known of a risk; he or she must have had actual subjective knowledge of both the inmate's serious medical condition and the excessive risk posed by the official's action or inaction.” | 63 |
| 3 | Iko v. Shreve | green | “so obvious that even a lay person would easily recognize the necessity for a doctor's attention.” | 58 |
| 4 | Paul Scinto, Sr. v. Warden Stansberry | green | “deliberate indifference is more than mere negligence, but less than acts or omissions done for the very purpose of causing harm or with knowledge that harm will result.” | 53 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.