Plaintiffs' failure to appear for oral argument of third-party defendant's motion for summary judgment was properly excused in view of plaintiffs' timely submission of written opposition to the motion, their attorney's representation that he was "under the erroneous belief that all motion papers would be marked `submitted' because this was a motion for summary judgment", the absence of any other indications of an intent on plaintiffs' part to default in the action or delay...
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