Camacho
United States v. Camacho
Opinion
Opinion
I. Facts2
On August 26, 2002, Victor Camacho went to the Travis Air Force Base Exchange and bought one home theater sys- tem. He left the Exchange with two, the second of which he allegedly stole. A Base Exchange employee alerted Cama- cho’s supervisor to the incident, and the supervisor asked Camacho to return to the base the next day. On August 27, 2002, Camacho returned to the base with the second system and was detained at the gate by base patrol officers. After meeting with base officials, Camacho signed a form acknowl- edging the suspension of his privileges to use the Base Exchange for six months. The acknowledgment form also provided notice to Camacho of his right to request an admin- istrative hearing, but no request was made. By signing the form, Camacho also acknowledged that he “will be subject to possible prosecution by civilian or federal authorities.” 1 Camacho’s claim has “some possible validity” and is in that sense “colorable.” United States v. Sarkisian, 197 F.3d 966, 983 (9th Cir. 1999). We therefore have interlocutory jurisdiction, see id., and we reject the government’s argument to the contrary. 2 The district court had no need to make detailed factual…