Order unanimously reversed, without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint should have been granted. The affidavit of defense counsel in support of the motion established that a 90-day demand pursuant to CPLR 3216 had been served on plaintiffs' counsel by certified mail and that plaintiffs had failed to file a note of issue within the statutory period. In opposing the motion plaintiffs merely stated that there had "been no unreasonable delay." In order to defeat the motion plaintiffs were required to show "justifiable excuse for the delay and a good and meritorious cause of action" (CPLR 3216 [e]). Inasmuch as they showed neither, the motion should have been granted (see, Sortino v Fisher, 20 A.D.2d 25).