Saunders v. City of New York

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lottie Wilkins, J.), entered January 19, 2000, which, inter alia, denied respondent City’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against it on or about July 23, 1999, confirming an arbitration award in petitioner’s favor and entitling petitioner to recover from respondent the principal sum of $15,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Respondent City’s motion to vacate its default was properly denied in view of its failure to set forth a reasonable excuse for its repeated failure to appear and a meritorious defense to confirmation of the…