context: . Although the parties' briefing focuses on the contours of deliberate indifference, the court notes that an actionable Eighth Amendment violation also involves an objective inquiry, namely the seriousness of the inmate's medical need.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 298 F.3d 904, 904
citation_a.parenthetical: discussing both the objective and subjective elements of an Eighth Amendment claim
citation_a.sentence: McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059-60 (9th Cir.1992) ("A determination of 'deliberate indifference’ involves an examination of two elements: the seriousness of the prisoner's medical need and the nature of the defendant’s response to that need.”), overruled on other grounds by WMX Technologies, Inc. v. Miller, 104 F.3d 1133, 1136 (9th Cir.1997); see also Clement, 298 F.3d at 904 (discussing both the objective and subjective elements of an Eighth Amendment claim).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 974 F.2d 1050, 1059-60
citation_b.parenthetical: "A determination of 'deliberate indifference' involves an examination of two elements: the seriousness of the prisoner's medical need and the nature of the defendant's response to that need."
citation_b.sentence: McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059-60 (9th Cir.1992) ("A determination of 'deliberate indifference’ involves an examination of two elements: the seriousness of the prisoner's medical need and the nature of the defendant’s response to that need.”), overruled on other grounds by WMX Technologies, Inc. v. Miller, 104 F.3d 1133, 1136 (9th Cir.1997); see also Clement, 298 F.3d at 904 (discussing both the objective and subjective elements of an Eighth Amendment claim).