The court properly exercised its discretion in granting defendant's cross motion, given the relatively short delay in serving the pleading after the extension deadline and the lack of any prejudice to plaintiff. Moreover, as the motion court pointed out, defendant's counsel made good faith efforts to resolve the matter without court intervention.
Defendant does not take issue with plaintiff's assertion that the verification of the answer is defective, since the affiant...
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