Worldwide Asset Purchasing, LLC v. Akrofi

*769OPINION OF THE COURT

Judith A. Rossiter, J.

By order to show cause, defendant sought to vacate this court’s default judgment entered on August 18, 2008. The court granted the relief upon plaintiffs default, awarding sanctions to defendant for attorney’s fees. Plaintiff then moved to reopen its defense, and the court afforded plaintiff an opportunity to provide documentation of the underlying assigned credit card claim and reconsidered the award of attorney’s fees.

To reopen a default, a party must show both excusable default and demonstrate a meritorious claim. Here there appears to be lack of…