Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On July 12, 1993, the Supreme Court issued an order directing the appellant to "serve his responses to all of plaintiff's subject discovery [d]emands within twenty (20) days of the date of service of a copy [of the order]," and to appear, on August 26, 1993, for depositions that "shall continue until concluded." Although the appellant attended the deposition on August 26, 1993, his attorney did not permit him to answer any questions. In addition, the appellant failed to respond to the plaintiff's discovery demands. The plaintiff then moved, inter alia, to strike the appellant's answer pursuant to CPLR 3126.
The record before us establishes that the appellant's failure to respond to the plaintiff's demands for discovery and the appellant's refusal to be deposed were willful and contumacious. Since the appellant has offered no reasonable excuse for his disobedient conduct, the Supreme Court acted within its discretion in striking the appellant's answer, in directing the entry of a default judgment, and in imposing sanctions against the appellant's attorney in the amount of $127.50, the cost of the court reporter's bill for services rendered at the deposition (see, CPLR 3126; McDonald v. Mid County Tr. Mix, 174 A.D.2d 614; Fucci v. Fucci, 166 A.D.2d 551; Preferred Equities Corp. v Ziegelman, 190 A.D.2d 659).
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit. Miller, J.P., Lawrence, Ritter and Santucci, JJ., concur.