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The widow of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia is suing to gain access to unpublished tapes of his musical performances.

Deborah Koons Garcia filed a civil suit Jan. 31 in Marin County Superior Court in San Rafael, Calif., against a limited liability corporation, composed of the rocker's beneficiaries including Koons Garcia, that oversees business involving his estate.

According to the lawsuit, Koons Garcia wants to professionally restore the so-called "Garcia Tapes," but others in the limited liability corporation have stalled the process. The suit asks a judge to clarify the terms of the agreement that led to the formation of the business entity. Koons Garcia claims the corporation had been scheduled to dissolve by Dec. 31, 2005, but continues to exist.

The lawsuit is just the latest in a prolonged legal battle among Jerry Garcia's beneficiaries. Some have filed their own lawsuit against Koons Garcia, who was married to the rocker from February 1994 to his death in August 1995, in an effort to maintain the corporation. The rocker's daughter, Keelin Noel Garcia, 19, also has sued Koons Garcia for alleged financial oversight of the estate. A hearing on the Jan. 31 suit is scheduled for April 13.