Ordered that the appeals from the order dated July 15, 2002, the order entered August 14, 2002, and the judgment entered November 6, 2002, are dismissed; and it is further,
Ordered that the order dated October 1, 2004 is affirmed; and it is further,
Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the respondent. The appeals from the intermediate orders must be dismissed, inter alia, because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248). The appeal from the judgment must be dismissed as no appeal lies from a judgment entered upon the default of an appealing party (see CPLR 5511; Wiener v Iwachiw, 22 AD3d 747).
The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs' motion to vacate their default in proceeding to trial. The plaintiffs were required to establish a meritorious cause of action and a reasonable excuse in failing to proceed to trial (see Uddin v Mirza, 10 AD3d 722). The Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiffs did not satisfy this burden.