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Vacate Decision.2 The gravamen of this motion is that this Court
should vacate a stipulated decision entered on September 18,
1990.
The facts are taken from petitioner's declaration attached
to the motion to vacate. In 1957, when she was a medical
student, petitioner married Arthur Takamoto (Mr. Takamoto). Mr.
Takamoto, a dentist, is of Japanese ancestry. Mr. Takamoto's
parents moved from Japan to Hawaii, where they raised Mr.
Takamoto in the traditional Japanese manner. During their
marriage, petitioner and Mr. Takamoto divided familial
responsibilities in accordance with Japanese values. Petitioner
tended to domestic responsibilities, such as child rearing, while
Mr. Takamoto handled financial matters including the preparation
and filing of all tax returns. Petitioner typically allowed Mr.
Takamoto to open mail that was jointly addressed.
Petitioner graduated from medical school in 1960 and, upon
completing her residency in 1969, opened her own medical
practice. Petitioner recorded the cash receipts and
disbursements from her business, but relied on Mr. Takamoto and
2 Accompanying petitioner's motion for leave and lodged
with the Court are petitioner's Motion to Vacate, Motion to
Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, Motion to Calendar, and
Memorandum in Support of petitioner's Motion to Vacate and Motion
to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Both the motion filed and
the above lodged documents are dependent on whether this Court
had jurisdiction over petitioner when the stipulated decision was
entered.
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