Index: casetracker.module
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--- casetracker.module	(revision 3)
+++ casetracker.module	(working copy)
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   return array(
     'access case tracker',
     'administer case tracker',
+    'assign cases',    
   );
 }
 
@@ -390,9 +391,11 @@
     $default_assign_to = variable_get('casetracker_default_assign_to', variable_get('anonymous', t('Anonymous')));
   }
 
+  // Only show this element if the user has access.
   $form['casetracker']['assign_to'] = array(
     '#title' => t('Assign to'),
     '#required' => TRUE,
+    '#access' => user_access('assign cases'),
   );
 
   // Use different widgets based on the potential assignees.
@@ -750,14 +753,16 @@
   $output .= drupal_render($form['case_title']);
 
   if ($form['assign_to']['#type'] == 'radios') {
-    $header = array_fill(0, 5, array());
-    $header[0] = $form['assign_to']['#title'];
-    $radios = array();
-    foreach (element_children($form['assign_to']) as $id) {
-      $radios[] = drupal_render($form['assign_to'][$id]);
+    if ($form['assign_to']['#access']) {
+      $header = array_fill(0, 5, array());
+      $header[0] = $form['assign_to']['#title'];
+      $radios = array();
+      foreach (element_children($form['assign_to']) as $id) {
+        $radios[] = drupal_render($form['assign_to'][$id]);
+      }
+      $radios = array_chunk($radios, 5);
+      $output .= theme('table', $header, $radios, array('class' => 'casetracker-assign-to'));
     }
-    $radios = array_chunk($radios, 5);
-    $output .= theme('table', $header, $radios, array('class' => 'casetracker-assign-to'));
     drupal_render($form['assign_to']);
   }
   else {