The motion court providently exercised its discretion in granting plaintiffs' motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 to vacate their default in opposing defendant's motion. Plaintiffs demonstrated that they were unaware that their former counsel had failed to respond to defendant's initial discovery demands and to oppose the motion to strike the complaint (see Hamilton v National Amusements, Inc.,
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