Opinion ID: 770823
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Heading: Perjury and Conspiracy to Commit Perjury

Text: 72 Even assuming plaintiffs had evidence of individual defendants perjury or conspiracy to commit perjury, we find that the non-shooting officers are entitled to immunity from suit. First, as witnesses, these defendants are absolutely immune from damages liability based on their testimony. Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325, 326 (1983). Second, these defendants are similarly entitled to absolute immunity from damages liability for any alleged conspiracy to commit perjury. See Franklin v. Terr, 201 F.3d 1098, 1102 (9th Cir. 1999) (holding that the rule of Briscoe applies to allegations of conspiracy to commit perjury by someone who has testified as a witness in the proceeding where the perjury took place). Obviously, testimonial immunity does not encompass non testimonial acts such as fabricating evidence.