Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
To avoid dismissal for failure to timely serve a complaint after a demand therefor has been served pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b), a plaintiff must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the delay in serving the complaint and a meritorious cause of action (see Maldonado v Suffolk County,
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