Antiohos Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Morrison

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alexander W. Hunter, Jr., J.), entered October 9, 2015, which denied defendant Arthur Morrison’s motion for an order vacating his default in answering, extending his time to answer, compelling plaintiff to accept his answer, and dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

A party seeking additional time to appear or plead, or to compel the acceptance of a pleading untimely served, must make “a showing of reasonable excuse for delay or default” (CPLR 3012 [d]; 2004; see Nouveau El. Indus., Inc.…