Puzzo v. Ayoub

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Siegal, J.), entered January 16, 2015, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) to vacate an order of the same court entered January 9, 2014, granting the defendants’ unopposed motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To succeed in vacating an order made upon a plaintiff’s failure to oppose a motion, the plaintiff is required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a…