Rule 2-101(b), which elaborates when a federal filing may be deemed to be timely filed in our courts. They also maintain that their filing for a writ of mandamus excuses any delay in their judicial challenge because the limitations period set forth in Elec. Law § 12-202(b) does not apply. As noted, Elec. Law § 12—202(b)(1) requires a challenge to be made “10 days after the act or omission or the date the act or omission became known to the petitioner!.]” Yet, “[b]ecause the action [before us is] an equitable one, however, laches, rather than direct application of the statutory time period, [is] the proper focus.” Fraternal Order of Police v. Montgomery County, 446 Md. 490, 509, 132 A.3d 311, 332 (2016) (discussing Ross, 387 Md. at 668-70, 876 A.2d at 704-05). See also Md. Rule 2-323 (<HOLDING>). Notwithstanding the equitable nature of
holding that fair use is an affirmative defense recognizing laches as an equitable defense to a motion to reopen holding that where defense of laches was not pleaded denial of equitable relief on grounds of laches was error recognizing laches as an affirmative defense holding that equitable defense of laches is inapplicable to claims of fraud