Respondent City's motion to vacate its default was properly denied in view of its failure to set forth a reasonable excuse for its repeated failure to appear and a meritorious defense to confirmation of the arbitration award in petitioner's favor. Respondent City failed to appear at four scheduled court dates, and despite its attorney's personal assurances to the court that there would be no default on the fifth court date, marked final by the court, it was absent from court...
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