In support of her motion to vacate, plaintiff offered a reasonable excuse of law office failure supported by counsel's affirmation (CPLR 5015[a]; 2005). The supporting documentation indicates that plaintiff's counsel was short-staffed at the outset of the pandemic and believed that a reply to the counterclaims had been prepared and filed so that the motion for a default
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