Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.
To vacate his default in opposing the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on the complaint, the defendant was required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his default and a potentially meritorious opposition to the motion (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Walker v Mohammed,
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