Torres' lawyers — immigration attorneys Delia Salvatierra and Johnny Sinodis — hit the state's Vital Records Office with a subpoena, seeking all documents the department had for their client.

After weeks of stalling, OVR section manager Robin Glover responded with 18 pages of copies and a sworn statement certifying that they were "all of the documents in possession of the Office of Vital Records" having to do with their client's case.