I was wrong - a little - when I said to you that Smith's declaration probably wasn't delaying the decision. We can tell from the two page smack-down of Taitz that's included in the decision, that Carter was in receipt of that statement, and at least one other, and that he was disturbed by them. So, to the extent that it took Carter some time to address this specific issue in his order, there was at least some delay in his decision.
Since he doesn't level any sanctions at Taitz, my guess is he's looking at other, perhaps more serious, forms of discipline.
I've no doubt there will be claims made here that it's just politically motivated persecution.