Case Explained: SCOTT V. EDWARDS, ET AL.

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-30 Docket: 1:20-cv-00317-JLT-HBK The ninth-circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a prisoner civil rights action alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court applied de novo review and held that Scott failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding deliberate indifference because he did not demonstrate that the medical treatment provided was medically unacceptable or that defendants acted with conscious disregard of an excessive risk to his health. Consequently, the district court’s judgment stands. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.