Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A defendant who has failed to appear or answer the complaint must provide a reasonable excuse for the default and demonstrate a potentially meritorious defense to the action to avoid the entering of a default judgment or to extend the time to answer (see Equicredit Corp. of Am. v Campbell,
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