Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered December 29, 2006, which denied defendant’s motion to vacate its default judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs. A party seeking to vacate a default judgment under CPLR 5015 (a) (1) must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious cause of action (Abate v Long, <a href="/opinion/6170904/ab…
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