Opinion ID: 2791343
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Subjective Test: Wanton Disregard

Text: The subjective prong relies entirely on whether the Appellees had a purposeful intent while neglecting Perry's treatment. See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105. The purposeful intent, also known as deliberate indifference, requires evidence that the absence or inadequacy of treatment is intentional. Id. (holding that an inadvertent failure to provide adequate medical care is not a constitutional violation); Watson v. Caton, 984 F.2d 537, 540 (1st Cir. 1993) (The courts have consistently refused . . . to conclude that simple medical malpractice rises to the level of cruel and unusual punishment.). The typical example of a case of deliberative indifference would be one in which treatment is denied in order to punish the inmate. Id. Additionally, a showing of wanton disregard would be grounds for deliberate indifference. Battista v. Clarke, 645 F.3d 449, 453 (1st Cir. 2011).