PGN Reviewers

I appreciate all the comments I receive on my blog and when I get questions I try to answer them via a post as others may be curious about the same thing.

The question today is in regards to the PGN review process.

When a case enters PGN it is assigned a case number and is given to the 1st reviewer. What I'm not totally clear on is how many 1st reviewers there are in PGN, but it obviously only takes one to review our case :-) My understanding is that the 1st reviewer is responsible for making sure that all the appropriate paperwork is in the file. If anything is missing, a previo will be issued and the case kicked out of PGN until the attorney obtains the appropriate document and resubmits the case. When a case is resubmitted, it goes back to the 1st reviewer and that person will again go through the file to make sure all the appropriate paperwork is now included.

Once it has cleared the 1st reviewer's desk, it moves on to the 2nd reviewer. Again, I really don't know how many 2nd reviewers there are. This person is responsible for going through each document with a fine tooth comb to make sure all the i's are dotted and t's crossed. Any error on any document will receive a previo and once again the attorney will need to get the document corrected and can resubmit the case once that has been done. In our case, we assume it was the 2nd reviewer that issued the previo as they found a problem with Lili's birth certificate. Once the correction is made, the attorney resubmits the file to PGN and it goes back to the 1st reviewer who will make sure all the appropriate paperwork is in order and after clearing the 1st reviewer's desk, the 2nd reviewer will again go through all the documents with that fine tooth comb to make sure everything is in order.

The last stop in PGN is the desk of Señor Barrios. He is the head honcho and his seal of approval is what all PAPs desire. He also does a quick review of the case and can issue a previo if he finds something. However, it appears that previos are not often issued by Señor Barrios. He is also responsible for signing off on the previos issued by the 1st or 2nd reviewers, so his signature could be a good thing or a bad thing. Regardless, until Señor Barrios puts his John Hancock on the dotted line saying "approved," I will continue to pace the floor.