What was the intent of those filings, if not to keep things hidden? For example EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR LIMITED STAY OF DISCOVERY or their Motion for Dismissal
The former actively sought, successfully to continue to hide information. The latter, is all about standing, jurisdiction and other "technical" issues, not defending Obama as in "He is so eligible".
The intent it to go through the proper steps, making the proper arguments, at the proper times, in response to being sued.
The "technical" issues are what the court has to decide first before there can be a trial. That's how it works. You are suggesting either that O's lawyers should have tried to have the trial before there was one, or should have waived all their responses and asked to go straight to trial. That might sound good to you, but no lawyer is going to think that's a good plan.