Judicial preference for disposing of cases on the merits does not relieve a party seeking to vacate a default of the two-pronged burden of showing merit to its position and a reasonable excuse for the default. The motion court properly rejected plaintiff's vague excuses for his failure to appear at a calendar call, which came after a long period of inaction in this matter, repeated dilatory tactics and a history of noncompliance with court orders, all to defendant's resultant...
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