Four Months = Too Long, Really.

In case the point wasn’t clear from the Fifth Court’s recent opinion in In re Tekin & Assocs., No. 05-21-00219-CV (Feb. 9, 2022) (mem. op.), the Court restated it in In re Perez-Merino: “Under prior holdings of this court and others, an unexplained delay of four months or more can constitute laches and result in denial of mandamus relief.” No. 05-22-00082-CV (Feb. 14, 2022) (mem. op.).