Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
"[A] defendant seeking to successfully oppose a motion for leave to enter a judgment upon the failure to serve an answer must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his [or her] delay and the existence of a meritorious defense" (Beresford v Waheed,
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