The motion court providently exercised its discretion in denying appellant's motion to dismiss the action pursuant to CPLR 3215(c). Plaintiff provided a reasonable excuse for its delay in seeking a default judgment against appellant, i.e., an inadvertent error by plaintiff's counsel in moving for a default judgment against the "non-appearing" defendants only (see LaValle v Astoria Constr. & Paving Corp.,
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