Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.
A party seeking to restore to the trial calendar a case which has been dismissed pursuant to CPLR 3404 must demonstrate a meritorious cause of action, a reasonable excuse for the delay in prosecuting the action, a lack of intent to abandon the action, and a lack of prejudice to the nonmoving party (see, McCarthy v Bagner,
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