Federal Judge Rebecca Palmeyer on 2-18-09 illegally denied motion for stay of state court proceedings, that was requested as Shelton has been threatened with physical harm and death by Cook County Sheriff staff and the Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Jorge Alonso has essentially waived the State of Illinois' right to try Shelton on violation of this joint Federal/State program by ruling that "federal law does not apply", as well as because Judge Alonso ruled that if Shelton went to federal court he would find her in contempt. This is an illegal penalty on Shelton's exercise of her contitutional right to seek removal to federal court so that she can obtain a fair hearing under the federal law that applies to this alleged crime. Then Judge Pallmeyer, even though she had no authority or jurisdiction to rule on the removal, because it was scheduled to be heard before Judge Bucklo on 2-23-09, ordered that the entire removal case was denied and remanded it back to State Court, essentially usurping the power of Judge Bucklo and the federal courts right to assign a judge to a case in a random fashion. Her order to deny and remand is therefore legally void, but Shelton will find it difficult to have this heard because from jail she will be denied access to the courts, beaten, medically neglected to the point she is incapacitated, and because the 7th Circuit routinely disregards and squashes pro se pleadings and the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't give a hoot and denies most meritorious isues before it. So Shelton has fled and is contemplating either going to Cuba and asking for political asylum as American Law is disregarded by the courts and she has no hope of justice, or committing suicide as she is simply worn out and despondent over the injustices she is experiencing that have ended her life as she had hoped to live it in service to her community.