Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
The drastic sanction of unconditionally striking a pleading pursuant to CPLR 3126 should not be invoked unless the resisting party's default is shown to be deliberate and contumacious (see, Forestire v Inter-Stop, Inc.,
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