ATTORNEY'S OSCAR SHOW DISAPPOINTS LAWSUIT, NOT STATUETTE, TURNS OUT TO BE SUBJECT.Byline: Robert Monroe Staff Writer And the Academy Award for Best Theatrics the·at·rics n. 1. (used with a sing. verb) The art of the theater. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Theatrical effects or mannerisms; histrionics. goes to . . . attorney Stephen Yagman. Yagman drew reporters to a news conference Thursday by promising to reveal one of three Oscar statuettes stolen last month. Instead, he took out what he said was a legitimately obtained statuette, but declined to reveal its owner. ``It's to show you what an Oscar looks like,'' he said, eliciting groans from reporters. Yagman denied he promised a missing Oscar. But according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. City News Service, he admitted he led a reporter there to believe he had one, ``to get the media's attention.'' The attorney said his intent was to publicize his lawsuit against Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police on behalf of Anthony Hart, who was arrested - but never charged - for the theft of 55 Oscars, three of which still are missing. Yagman contends that the La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. man was wrongfully arrested and held for three days, until prosecutors declined to file charges. Hart is seeking $20 million in his lawsuit. The LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. declined to comment on pending litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Yagman also names as defendants Roadway Express and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ``What a country,'' said academy spokesman John Pavlik, who declined to comment on the lawsuit. ``Anybody can sue anybody for anything.'' Roadway reported the Oscar theft March 8. Ten days later, detectives arrested Hart, a forklift driver at Roadway, and co-worker Lawrence Edward Ledent. Only Ledent was charged, and he has pleaded not guilty. |
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