Operators of the Aurora theater where 12 moviegoers were slain
this summer had no security guards on duty the night of the
shootings and no plans for keeping anyone from sneaking out of
or back into the theater, according to two new lawsuits filed
Friday.  The lawsuits, filed in federal court in Denver by three
victims of the theater shooting tragedy, allege a pattern of lax
security at the Century Aurora 16 theater that enabled the
attack that also wounded 58 patrons. They are the first lawsuits
to be filed in relation to the shootings.  Cinemark, the owner
of the theater, is named as the suits' defendant.  "The lawsuit
is based upon Cinemark's failure to provide for the safety and
security of its theater and its patrons," attorney Christina
Habas, who represents the victims who filed the suits, said in a
news release. "Readily available security procedures, security
equipment and security personnel would likely have prevented or
deterred the gunman from accomplishing his planned assault on
the theater's pat