The summons in this action was served August 20, 1971. Despite a notice of appearance and an explicit demand, no complaint has ever been served. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint. Plaintiff defaulted on the motion. The court granted the motion on default but allowed plaintiff 30 days to serve a complaint. The grant of extra time to serve a complaint was an abuse of discretion. There was no affidavit of merits, no excuse for the inordinate delay, and, in fact, no opposition...
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