This is a motion to dismiss a complaint in a negligence action for failure of prosecution. The motion is based on plaintiff's omission, for more than a year, to enter a default judgment against the only one of four codefendants who failed to answer the complaint. The defaulting codefendant moves under CPLR 3215 (subd. [c]), which directs the relief sought "unless sufficient cause is shown why the complaint should not be dismissed...
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