Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The striking of an answer and/or counterclaim for the failure to comply with court-ordered discovery is an extreme and drastic penalty which should not be invoked unless it is clearly demonstrated that the default was deliberate and contumacious (see, Cinelli v Radcliffe,
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