"Few witnesses want to testify, and if given the choice, almost none would. Answering embarrassing questions or reliving a traumatic event is a miserable experience, and people surely have better things to do with their time. But much like jury service, witness testimony is not optional in our justice system-it is essential."
-Ninth U.S. Circuit Judge John B. Owens, writing in Barnett v. Norman (782 F.3d 417, 424--25 (9th Cir. 2015)).
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