Cazeau v. Paul

*478In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Huttner, J.), dated August 29, 2002, which denied his motion to restore the action to the trial calendar.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the action is restored to the trial calendar.

A case dismissed pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.27 may be restored only if the plaintiff can demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious cause of action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Lopez v Imperial Delivery Serv., 282…