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...
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