Industrial security decisions are listed with case numbers that include endings such as “.a1”, “.a2”, “.h1″, and .h2”. What is the meaning of those endings?
The endings were added to the digital copies of the decisions so the computer would distinguish between different Hearing Office and Appeal Board decisions in the same case. Decisions ending with “.h [number]” were issued by the Hearing Office. Decisions ending with “.a [number]” were issued by the Appeal Board. The number indicates the number of times the Hearing Office or Appeal Board issued decisions in the case. Multiple decisions in a case occur when the Appeal Board remands the case to the Hearing Office and the Administrative Judge issues a new decision in the case. If the new decision is appealed, it may result in another Appeal Board decision.
