Let's try this again.

Our lawyer did travel to Cap Haitien yesterday.  He was able to get another original death certificate.  In his words, he was "lucky to have same guy who wrote first one."   He submitted the request for signature confirmation this morning.  He wrote in the email that "he is trying to expedite the process in order to get to an end in this endless proceeding."  I believe he will be just as happy for this to end as we will be.  He must get another extract (with the correct signatures) and submit it along with the new death certificate to USCIS.  I am hoping that is done by next Friday, March 1.  Then praying and crossing our fingers (and hopping on one foot if that's what it takes) that we will get approval and a visa appointment in record time.  We are hanging in there and appreciate you hanging with us.  I will update as soon as I get new information.