In re Fantanajia Natalie Y.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Clark Y. Richardson, J.), entered on or about August 14, 2006, which denied appellant’s motion to vacate the fact-finding order entered February 19, 2006, upon his default, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Appellant failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his failure to appear at the fact-finding hearing (Matter of Kristen Simone V., 30 AD3d 174 [2006]; Matter of Jones, 128 AD2d 403 [1987]). Incarcerated at the time of the hearing, appellant was repeatedly offered the opportunity to be produced for the hearing, yet admittedly refused to be produced,…