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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision FEB122020_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB122020_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB122020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-02-12 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. The new employment materials addressed eligibility but not the appeal’s summary-dismissal basis; the motion to reconsider showed no error in that procedural decision.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: Motions dismissed_prior_appeal_summary_dismissal_not_shown_erroneous; director_findings: Director denied, finding no one-time achievement or three criteria; AAO summarily dismissed the appeal because it did not identify a specific erroneous conclusion. On motion, petitioner argued he was eligible and supplied a brief and new letters, including current employment and an offer. AAO held the new letters did not address the procedural basis for summary dismissal. The motion to reconsider likewise did not show AAO misapplied law/policy or that its prior decision was incorrect on the record then before it. Both motions dismissed. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed.', 'basis': 'The only issue was whether the prior appeal was properly summarily dismissed; new letters did not address failure to identify specific legal or factual error, and no error in that dismissal was shown.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'motions_after_summary_dismissal_new_merits_material', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Procedural comparison showing new eligibility evidence does not cure an appeal’s failure to identify specific error when a later motion is confined to the prior summary dismissal.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion results beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat an explicitly nonprecedent decision as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'Use only the cited source holding; no final-merits conclusion unless expressly stated.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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