Thomas Kaplan asked a Florida court to order preserved any electronic data related to Aguiar's disappearance, including any communication between Guma and Ellen Aguiar. In response, a judge ordered that the data and devices be preserved for 180 days. The order includes text messages, emails, phone logs, files accessed, voicemail and electronically stored faxes linked to any of Ellen Aguiar's and Guma Aguiar's phone numbers and email addresses.