Legal Opinion
Jones v. Taber
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1981No. 78-2310PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jones filed a civil rights action against officials of Multnomah County, Oregon. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on the grounds that Jones had, in exchange for $500 paid to him, signed a release in favor of all the defendants. We find that summary judgment was inappropriate and reverse.
The facts are not disputed in any material respect by the appellees. Jones was being held in county jail after conviction and while awaiting sentence. On the night of July 3, 1976, Jones was taken from his cell, stripped, gagged, bound, chained to…
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