Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the complaint is dismissed insofar as asserted against the defendant Main Street Ob/Gyn Associates, P. C., and the action against the remaining defendants is severed.
The defendant Main Street Ob/Gyn Associates, P. C., moved to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against it on the ground that the plaintiffs failed to enter a judgment against it up on its default in answering or appearing within one year of the default pursuant to CPLR 3215. To avoid dismissal of a complaint under such circumstances a plaintiff "must offer a reasonable excuse for the delay and demonstrate the merits of the complaint" ( Richards v. Lewis, 243 A.D.2d 615, 616; see, First Nationwide Bank v. Pretel, 240 A.D.2d 629; Ingenito v. Grumman Corp., 192 A.D.2d 509). In opposition to the appellant's motion, the plaintiffs failed to submit any evidence demonstrating the merits of their action ( see, Mosberg v. Elahi, 80 N.Y.2d 941; cf., Hoffman v. Salitan, 203 A.D.2d 91, 92).
Mangano, P. J., Joy, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.