Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The plaintiff's motion for leave to enter a judgment upon the respondent's default in answering was not based on an affidavit by a party with knowledge of the underlying facts as required by CPLR 3215 (f). Rather, the motion was based on a complaint verified only by the plaintiff's attorney. The Supreme Court therefore properly denied the motion (see, Hazim v Winter,
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