FALSE. Definition of "filing" includes payment to the clerk of the required fee. ALSO, where the court finds that immediate filing can't be done, SIGNING by the court of an order requiring filing at specified date & time within 5 days of signing of the order commences the action. T/F...
The motion court properly dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Although CPLR 302(a)(1) permits a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over any non-domiciliary who, in person or through an agent, "transacts any business within the state or contracts anywhere to supply goods...