Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, with costs, the plaintiff's motion is denied, and the action is dismissed.
"A plaintiff who seeks to restore a case to the trial calendar within a year following its being stricken therefrom, must bear the burden of demonstrating the existence of a meritorious case of action, show a sufficient reason for the delay, and establish the absence of prejudice to his or her adversary" (Barton v Jablon,
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