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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision MAY122008_03B2203: Appeal dismissed based on withdrawal by counsel. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY122008_03B2203: Appeal dismissed based on withdrawal by counsel. The discussion states counsel requested withdrawal May 1, 2008; the order states dismissal based on counsel withdrawal.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY122008_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 12, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO administrative document concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 / extraordinary-ability petition as shown on the page; it is not a precedential policy ruling. The explicit “Non-Precedent Decision” heading is visible on OCT232015_01B2203; the other pages are individual procedural actions/correspondence without that heading. |
Procedural posture | Appeal after Nebraska Service Center denial of an EB-1A petition; counsel requested withdrawal on May 1, 2008. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed based on withdrawal by counsel. |
Final-merits status | not considered |
What the AAO decision addressed
The discussion states counsel requested withdrawal May 1, 2008; the order states dismissal based on counsel withdrawal.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | not considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source holds and limits
["No criterion or final-merits issue was adjudicated in this decision.", "Do not infer the merits of the underlying service-center decision from an AAO appeal dismissal or interim procedural notice."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
No criterion or final-merits issue was adjudicated in this decision.
Do not infer the merits of the underlying service-center decision from an AAO appeal dismissal or interim procedural notice.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, DISCUSSION and ORDER
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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