Corrections Canada officials will be in a Toronto court Monday arguing that Ashley Smith's family is abusing the justice system.
The prison service says the family is going too far in pushing for the release of prison videos showing the mentally-ill teen being forcibly restrained and administered anti-psychotic drugs.
Those videos are at the heart of an upcoming judicial review set to examine an Ontario coroner's decision not to include the materials in an inquest into the New Brunswick teen's death.
The prison service plans to ask the court to quash a summons calling for its commissioner to appear in court with the videos and any records related to those incidents.
The family's lawyer says they need to see the evidence to explain to the court why its relevant to the case.
In its motion to quash the summons, Corrections Canada argues the family is trying to "circumvent the judicial review process" meant to determine whether the videos will be released.
The review is scheduled to begin May 2nd.
Smith died at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont., in October 2007.
She was initially given a 90-day sentence for throwing crab apples at a postal worker, but in-custody incidents kept her behind bars in numerous prisons until her death.
