OPINION
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Because the district court and the parties to this protracted lawsuit — as well as the judges of this panel hearing the issues for the second time — are well aware of its history, the trial record, and the proceedings in district court, we refer to them only as necessary to explain our decision. We have previously published an opinion on a related issue in Mueller v. Auker,
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