Shannon Paine v. City of Lompoc, and Daniel P. Ast Individually and as Opinion a Peace Officer Timothy E. Tietjen, Indivdually and as a Peace Officer

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• “Witnesses, including police witnesses, are accorded absolute immunity from liability for their testimony in judicial proceedings.”
• “Witnesses . . . are accorded absolute immunity from liability for their 8 testimony in judicial proceedings.”
• “Witnesses, 23 including police witnesses, are immune from liability for their testimony in earlier proceedings even if they committed perjury.”
• to be entitled to absolute immunity, proponent must show prior conduct “inextricably tied” to testimony
• “Witnesses, including police witnesses, are accorded absolute immunity from liability for their testimony in judicial proceedings.”
• whether or not each defendant “is a 19 participant in the incidents that could give rise to liability” is a necessary element of the 20 § 1983 claim

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