Case Name: In the Matter of Jon Benjamin M., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-02-14
Citations: 212 A.D.2d 616
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jon Benjamin M., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 616–617

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jon Benjamin M., Appellant.
[622 NYS2d 334]

Opinion:
—In a proceeding to abrogate the adoption of the petitioner, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Queens County (Nahman, S.), dated July 9, 1993, which, inter alia, denied his motion to vacate the dismissal of the proceeding and restore it to the calendar.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the petitioner's contention, the Surrogate's Court properly denied his motion and declined to revive a proceeding which has essentially lain dormant since 1981. The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for his default and that his claim has legal merit (see, CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 141; Siegel, NY Prac § 427, at 651 [2d ed]). Ritter, J. P., Copertino, Joy and Hart, JJ., concur.