The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the motion to dismiss the complaint granted unconditionally.
This court has previously held that a party opposing a CPLR 3012 (b) motion to dismiss based upon law office failure is obligated to submit an affidavit of merit containing evidentiary facts sufficient to establish a prima facie case. (Canter v Mulnick,
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