The motion court providently exercised its discretion in dismissing the complaint as abandoned (see CPLR 3215). Plaintiff did not establish a viable excuse for the delay in moving for a default judgment against defendants, nor demonstrate a meritorious cause of action (see Utak v Commerce Bank Inc.,
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