Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lori IRISH, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-02-02
Citations: 363 F. App'x 543
Docket Number: No. 09-10112
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lori IRISH, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, WALLACE and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 363
Pages: 543–545

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lori IRISH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-10112.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 12, 2010.
Filed Feb. 2, 2010.
Michael Chu, Assistant U.S., Robert Lawrence Ellman, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jason F. Carr, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, WALLACE and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Lori Irish appeals her conviction, alleging that the government failed to turn over, on a timely basis, relevant information concerning her medical care provider and that the district court should have reopened the trial or granted a new trial. We affirm.
The materials in question were irrelevant to the theory of Irish's defense: that the doctor prescribed medication that exacerbated Irish's condition, prevented her from forming the requisite mens rea, or otherwise caused her to commit crimes. Nor could any of the materials be used to impeach the doctor. None of the evidence was admissible to show a character for untruthfulness under Federal Rules of Evidence 608 and 609, and regardless, Irish's theory was that the doctor was incompetent, not untruthful. The circumstances that led to the Memorandum of Agreement were far too removed from Irish's case to suggest any possibility of bias. The materials included nothing that contradicted the doctor's testimony, revealed a prior inconsistent statement, or demonstrated a failure of perception or recollection. See generally 27 Charles Alan Wright & Victor James Gold, Federal Practice and Procedure § 6092 (2d ed.2009) (describing methods of impeachment).
Because the material was neither exculpatory nor impeaching, the government did not violate its duty to disclose. See United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667, 676, 105 S.Ct. 3375, 87 L.Ed.2d 481 (1985).
AFFIRMED.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).