Stevo v. Frasor, No. 11-1271 (7th Cir. 2011)
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Plaintiff's suit against the municipality and officials alleged that his water was shut off without due process and that he was singled out as a "class of one" for irrational or political reasons in violation of the equal protection clause. After surviving a motion to dismiss, the case was assigned to a magistrate judge, based on the written consent of all parties. With seven extensions, discovery continued over 15 months, with plaintiff alternately pro se and represented by counsel. He was represented by counsel when he consented to proceed before the magistrate and during consideration of defendants' summary judgment motion. When the magistrate cut off discovery, with permission for one more deposition, plaintiff appealed. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that all parties consented to assignment to a magistrate and that all rulings were within the court's discretion.
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