Order reversed on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and defendant's motion to dismiss is granted.
A plaintiff who seeks to serve a complaint, where a demand has been made, after expiration of the 20-day statutory period specified in CPLR 3012 (subd [b]), must (1) demonstrate that there was a reasonable excuse for the delay, and (2) make a prima facie showing of legal merit. (See Barasch v Micucci,
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