Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
CPLR 3404 creates a rebuttable presumption that an action marked off the trial calendar and not restored within one year has been abandoned. The Supreme Court may restore the case if the movant establishes the merits of the cause of action, a reasonable excuse for the delay, lack of intent to abandon the action, and a lack of prejudice to the other party (see, Lopez v Imperial Delivery Serv.,
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