The IAS Court properly determined that plaintiff had defaulted in replying to defendant's counterclaims since plaintiff failed to serve a reply "denominated as such" (CPLR 3011) within 25 days of the service of defendant's answer and counterclaims (see, CPLR 3012 [a]; 2103 [b] [2]). In opposing defendant's motion for a default judgment upon her counterclaims, plaintiff failed to demonstrate that he had a meritorious defense and a reasonable excuse for his default in...
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