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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUL242018_02B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL242018_02B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. 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 | JUL242018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-07-24 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Matter of B-L-, nonprecedent combined motion. The underlying appeal decision found no eligibility under four claimed criteria, including published material, original contributions, scholarly authorship, and artistic display. The petitioner resubmitted evidence and letters from fellow artists; AAO found the motion did not demonstrate legal/policy error and the new letters did not establish the claimed major significance or cure the prior deficiencies.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: combined_motion_to_reopen_reconsider_denied; director_findings: Matter of B-L-, nonprecedent combined motion. The underlying appeal decision found no eligibility under four claimed criteria, including published material, original contributions, scholarly authorship, and artistic display. The petitioner resubmitted evidence and letters from fellow artists; AAO found the motion did not demonstrate legal/policy error and the new letters did not establish the claimed major significance or cure the prior deficiencies. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied.', 'basis': 'The petitioner repeated prior arguments and evidence, and the new reference letters did not substantiate major significance or show error in the prior decision.', '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': 'artist_motion_new_letters_original_contributions', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Narrow motion-practice example on reference letters and claimed original contributions; attribute findings to the prior decision and do not treat the current motion as fresh merits adjudication.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion outcomes beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.', 'Do not publish or compare the two identity-held records until the cover/body classification discrepancy is reconciled.'], 'caveat': 'Use only source-specific claims with citations and distinguish current holdings from prior decisions; identity-held records must not be used for publication or aggregation.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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