Hi Guys,
Got my approval. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!.
Please visit
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=134569 for full details.
Concise details:
I485: 7/02
FP2: 4/04
RFE: Generated 6/25/04, replied and recd by CIS 7/8/04
I485 Approved: 07/14/04 LUD 07/15/04
Good luck to you all too for a quick approval.
As I wrote in that thread, I think an immediate response to RFE is always treated favorably. My RFE response was received by USCIS within 7 working days from the date they generated the RFE. So I guess the file was still on the desk of the adjudicator and he/she had no other reason to delay approval.
Another trend that I am noticing is that if you get your 2nd FP done before your RFE, then your approval comes faster than vice versa. I don't mean to discourage if you got RFE and then 2nd FP. Just my personal observation.