RD vs. FP
well, INS (BCIS) recieved my FP on July 30th, 2002. My I-485 RD is November 19th, 2001. at first when i started seeing late november and early december cases being approved before me, i started to wonder if my late FP date is going to screw me. i theorized that BCIS decided to use FP expiration for assigning cases. well, then i also saw some people who are getting second FP notices and made me feel better that my FP date is late. well, i personally think that BCIS does not care if a person's FP expires or not NOR do they care how long we are actually waiting. the longer i wait, i am becoming more certain that BCIS does not care about RD, FP, ND, or what have you. BCIS's motto is they will get to your case when they get to it, when they feel like it, when they have the "time".
RD date is there to mess with our minds.....