Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying the appellants' motion pursuant to CPLR 3216 to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them. CPLR 3216 is an "extremely forgiving" statute which "never requires, but merely authorizes, the Supreme Court to dismiss a plaintiff's action based on the plaintiff's unreasonable neglect to proceed" (Davis v Goodsell...
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