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THOMPSON v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

61 A.D.3d 962 (2009)

878 N.Y.S.2d 181

CYNTHIA THOMPSON, Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Respondent, et al., Defendants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided April 28, 2009.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

A defendant who has failed to appear or answer the complaint must provide a reasonable excuse for the default and demonstrate the existence of a meritorious defense to the action to avoid the entry of a default judgment (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v A.C. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 N.Y.2d 138

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