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          hearing is not necessary for the proper disposition of this                 
          motion.  Rule 232(a)(3).                                                    
                                     Background                                       
               During the year at issue, petitioner was married and had one           
          son.  His primary occupation during this year was painting, as an           
          independent contractor.  In early 1992, petitioner was awarded a            
          contract to reconstruct the canopy area and paint the hallways              
          for Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California.  For reasons             
          not fully delineated to the Court, petitioner's financial and               
          family situations deteriorated during 1992.  In September 1992,             
          petitioner's wife left him and their son and moved in with her              
          mother.  Shortly thereafter, petitioner and his son were evicted            
          from their apartment.  In addition, petitioner's truck, which he            
          used in his painting business, was repossessed.                             
               As a result of these circumstances, petitioner failed to               
          keep track of his financial records and, apparently, lost those             
          records he had accumulated prior to his eviction.  Petitioner               
          developed severe problems with alcohol and drugs and was once               
          beaten and shot by a group of drug addicts.  He required                    
          hospitalization as a result of this beating and subsequently                
          attempted suicide.                                                          
               In April 1993, circumstances began to turn around for                  
          petitioner.  He applied for, and received from the San Francisco            
          County Department of Social Services, homeless aid for temporary            





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