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Patrick ROACH; Janis Griffin, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Janet NAPOLITANO, Attorney General of the State of Arizona; et. al. Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 00-16183.
    D.C. No. CV-00-00063-RCB.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted May 14, 2001.
    
    Decided May 31, 2001.
    Before PREGERSON, FERNANDEZ, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Patrick Roach and Janis Griffin appeal the district court’s dismissal of their suit against Janet Napolitano, the Attorney General of Arizona, and two of her assistants. Because this suit stems from a motion that Defendants filed in court while defending the state in employment litigation, Defendants have absolute immunity, and dismissal was proper. See Fry v. Melaragno, 939 F.2d 832, 837 (9th Cir. 1991) (government attorneys immune for acts during judicial phase of litigation); Flood v. Harrington, 532 F.2d 1248, 1250-52 (9th Cir.1976) (same).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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