BERKOWITZ v. TOLENTINO

2011-10843.

94 A.D.3d 797 (2012)

941 N.Y.S.2d 885

2012 NY Slip Op 2621

ARIA BERKOWITZ, Appellant, v. EXPEDITO TOLENTINO, Respondent.

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

Decided April 10, 2012.


Ordered that the order dated October 7, 2011, is affirmed, with costs.

To vacate the order entered upon his default in opposing the plaintiff's motion for leave to enter a default judgment, the defendant was required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his default in opposing the motion and a potentially meritorious opposition to the motion (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Castle v Avanti, Ltd., 86 A.D.3d 531 [2011];

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