In this personal injury action against the City and its employee, a Correction Department captain, the motion court properly exercised its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for a default judgment against the employee. Although plaintiff's detailed and sworn notice of claim constituted sufficient proof of her cause of action for purposes of CPLR 3215 (f), defendants demonstrated a reasonable excuse for their delay (see Drawhorn v Iglesias,
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