of their statutory duties. M.C.L. § 552.501 et seq. Indeed, absolute immunity has been extended to government officials who perform quasi-judicial duties. Bush v. Rauch, 38 F.3d 842, 847 (6th Cir.1994). This rule grows out of recognition of “the need for government officials to be able to make impartial decisions without the threat of personal liability for actions taken pursuant to their official duties.” Id., at 847, n. 5. The actions here complained of are integral to the judicial process and are properly characterized as quasi-judicial or prosecutorial in nature. Defendants are entitled to absolute immunity from liability in their individual capacities. See Johnson v. Granholm, 662 F.2d 449, 450 (6th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1120, 102 S.Ct. 2933, 73 L.Ed.2d 1332 (1982) (<HOLDING>); Wagner v. Genesee County Bd. of Comm’rs, 607
holding michigan friend of the court employees absolutely immune from suit under  1983 holding witnesses are absolutely immune from suit for damages with respect to testimony holding that state judges are absolutely immune from  1983 liability except when acting in the clear absence of all jurisdiction holding that prosecutors are absolutely immune from claims alleging conspiracy to present false testimony but witnesses including police officerwitnesses are not absolutely immune from such claims recognizing that a judge is not absolutely immune from criminal liability