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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision OCT162008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed on withdrawal. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT162008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed on withdrawal. Counsel’s withdrawal; order expressly says dismissed based on its withdrawal.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT162008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2008-10-16 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Procedural posture not separately coded in the normalized review fields. Consult the source PDF. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed on withdrawal. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Counsel’s withdrawal; order expressly says dismissed based on its 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 reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached |
Source holds and limits
["Do not present as a substantive AAO finding on extraordinary ability."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not present as a substantive AAO finding on extraordinary ability.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Director denied petition on April 25, 2007.
Counsel requested withdrawal on October 9, 2008.
AAO dismissed based on withdrawal by counsel.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'narrow procedural example only', 'reason': 'Withdrawal disposition only; no criterion/final-merits analysis.'}
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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