jashley,
One way you can prevent users from editing is to hide the Save buttons. You can place the action Show/Hide Field/Object within a conditional statement to allow the logged in user to only see the Save button if the record is assigned properly. This might be a large project as there are many screens you might need to tackle, I would recommend help from a consultant or Method Solution Provider. Hope this helps!
Jason
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