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— d e f e n d a n ts M a rte l, V a n c e , D u n lap , a n dV a s q u e z — w ith i nf orm a t i on abouthi s pa r a noi aorpr obl e m s . H ow e ve r , the r e c or d i ndi c a t e s tha tthe I C C w a s a w a r e o f

a n d c o n s id e r e dh is m e n ta l h e a lth s ta te . A s to d e f e n d a n ts M a rte l, V ance , D un l ap, and V as qu ez , H am m on ds fa i l ed t o rai se a genui ne i ss ue of m at er i al f a c ta s t o w he the rar e a s onabl e of f i c i a l unde rthe c i r c um s t a nc e s , a f t e rc ons i de r i ng “a ll p e rtin e n t in f

o rm a tio n ,” w o u ldh a v e in f e rr e dth a t p la c in g h im in ad o u b le - c e ll p o s e d as u b s ta n tia l r is ko f s e r io u s h a rm . Estate of Ford v. R am i rez- P alm er , 301 F . 3d 10 43 , 10 50 –5 2 (9th C i r. 20 02 ). F i nal l y, the IC C di d con si der, am on g o ther thi ng s, H am m on ds’ m ent al heal th i n d et erm i ni ng w hether he s ho ul d b e dou bl ece l l ed, and t o the ext entfurther m ent al eval uat i on w ou l d h ave been appropri at e, s uc h f a i l ur e w a s , a tbe s t , ne gl i ge nc e a nd “ ‘ c annotbe c onde m ne d a s the i nf l i c t i on of pu ni shm ent . ’ ” I

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