| Wild v Target Corp. |
| 2010 NY Slip Op 04782 [74 AD3d 799] |
| June 1, 2010 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| William Wild et al., Appellants, v Target Corporation,Respondent. |
—[*1] Tarshis, Catania, Liberth, Mahon & Milligram, PLLC (Holly L. Reinhardt of counsel), forrespondent.
In an action to recover damages for injury to property and for injunctive relief, the plaintiffsappeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Owen, J.), dated August 3, 2009,which denied their motion, in effect, to vacate the dismissal of the action pursuant to 22 NYCRR202.27 (b) and to restore the action to the pre-note of issue calendar.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The action was dismissed when the plaintiffs failed to appear at a duly scheduled statusconference. To vacate the dismissal and to restore the action to the pre-note of issue calendar, theplaintiffs were required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default in appearing atthe conference and a meritorious cause of action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; 330 Wythe Ave. Assoc., LLC v ABRConstr., Inc., 55 AD3d 599 [2008]; Jones v New York City Hous. Auth., 13 AD3d 489 [2004];Kandel v Hoffman, 309 AD2d 904 [2003]; Precision Envelope Co. v Marcus &Co., 306 AD2d 263 [2003]). The plaintiffs failed to demonstrate, by competent proof, theexistence of a meritorious cause of action (see Brownfield v Ferris, 49 AD3d 790, 791 [2008]; Smith vCity of New York, 237 AD2d 344, 345 [1997]). Skelos, J.P., Miller, Eng, Hall and Austin,JJ., concur.