Mine is also a Feb 2002 case. Had so far no trouble in inuquiring about my case. Got my 3rd EAD and AP recently in Feb 2004. I remember sending the EAD/AP application to the PO BOX meant for I-485 application (as it was suggested so). Also, saw in this forum Jan 485 cases being approved. So, hopefully things have got resolved by now. Some excerpts from the websites listed above.
http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/...ndall103ind.pdf
According to the court document:
COUNT DATE RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS
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TWO 2/02 INS Notices of Action, birth
and marriage certificates
THREE 3/14-15/02 Foreign passports, marriage
and birth certificates, and
INS applications
FOUR 3/18-22/02 Foreign passports and INS
Employment Authorization
documents
FIVE 3/25-29/02 U.S. passports, return mail,
INS approval and rejection
notices, checks and money orders
SIX 4/3-4/02 INS forms-797, INS receipt
notices, INS rejection notices, and
return mail
http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaff...dding013103.htm
In response to the discovery of the document destruction,
those who had filed applications and petitions at the California Service Center but had not yet received a receipt for their applications were urged to call a hotline at the Center to inquire about the status of their cases (1-949-831-8427). Applicants and petitioners who had received receipts during the period in question could also call the hotline to check the status of their cases. Where cases could not be found, applicants were then assisted in reconstructing their cases for processing by the Center. Also, INS re-mailed to applicants all requests for additional information that were sent out during the period in which the shredding took place.