Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff's action was dismissed when he failed to appear at a compliance conference. A court will vacate such a default and restore a case to the calendar upon a showing of a meritorious cause of action, a justifiable excuse for the default, and the absence of willfulness (see, Perez v Astoria Gen. Hosp.,
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