The following excerpt is from Neylon v. Cnty. of Inyo, CASE NO. 1:16-CV-0712 AWI JLT (E.D. Cal. 2017):
The third affirmative defense reads: "Witnesses are absolutely immune from liability for testimony in judicial proceedings. Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325, 345 (1983). To the extent that Plaintiffs' claims rest on the testimony of witnesses in a judicial proceeding, they are barred."
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