Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the action is restored to the trial calendar.
A case dismissed pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.27 may be restored only if the plaintiff can demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious cause of action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Lopez v Imperial Delivery Serv., 282 AD2d 190, 197 [2001]). Such a motion must be made within one year after service of the order or judgment entered upon the default (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]). In this case, the plaintiff made a timely motion to restore the action to the trial calendar. In addition, the plaintiff set forth a meritorious cause of action in his affidavit of merit, and the temporary inability of counsel to contact his client constituted a reasonable excuse for the default. Ritter, J.P., Smith, Friedmann, H. Miller and Crane, JJ., concur.