Gilbert Baker Foundation v. U.S. Department of Interior

S.D.N.Y. · 1:26-cv-01317 · 2026 · CourtListener

District2nd Cir.

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No. 1:26-cv-01317

Assigned to: Jennifer L. Rochon
Cause: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act
Nature of suit: 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Jury demand: None
Date filed: 2026-02-17
Last filing: 2026-04-13
Terminated: 2026-04-13

Proceedings

S.D.N.Y. · No. 1:26-cv-01317 · Docket on CourtListener

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2026-03-27 ORDER granting 31 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Request GRANTED. The parties' deadline to submit their joint letter and proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order is extended to March 31, 2026. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 3/27/2026) (jca)#32

Timeline

2026-02-17 Filed: S.D.N.Y., No. 1:26-cv-01317
2026-04-13 Closed: S.D.N.Y., No. 1:26-cv-01317

Filings on file (9 in 5 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2026-02-17	1	COMPLAINT against Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, National Park Service, Amy Sebring, U.S. Department of Interior. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32419306)Document filed by Village Preservation, Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc. d/b/a/ Equality New York, Gilbert Baker Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke, # 2 Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags, # 3 Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter 5, # 4 Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document).(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	Complaint	41	PDF CL

	1-1	COMPLAINT against Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, National Park Service, Amy Sebring, U.S. Department of Interior. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32419306)Document filed by Village Preservation, Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc. d/b/a/ Equality New York, Gilbert Baker Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke, # 2 Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags, # 3 Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter 5, # 4 Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document).(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke	3	PDF CL
	1-2	COMPLAINT against Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, National Park Service, Amy Sebring, U.S. Department of Interior. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32419306)Document filed by Village Preservation, Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc. d/b/a/ Equality New York, Gilbert Baker Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke, # 2 Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags, # 3 Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter 5, # 4 Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document).(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags	3	PDF CL
	1-3	COMPLAINT against Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, National Park Service, Amy Sebring, U.S. Department of Interior. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32419306)Document filed by Village Preservation, Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc. d/b/a/ Equality New York, Gilbert Baker Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke, # 2 Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags, # 3 Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter 5, # 4 Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document).(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter	7	PDF CL
	1-4	COMPLAINT against Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, National Park Service, Amy Sebring, U.S. Department of Interior. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32419306)Document filed by Village Preservation, Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc. d/b/a/ Equality New York, Gilbert Baker Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: September 17, 2021 Letter from M. Petrelis to G. Vietzke, # 2 Exhibit B: January 21, 2026 Directive re Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags, # 3 Exhibit C: June 23, 2017 Department of Interior Manual, Part 310, Chapter 5, # 4 Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document).(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	Exhibit D: May 2019 Stonewall National Monument Foundation Document	29	PDF CL
2026-03-27	32	ORDER granting 31 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Request GRANTED. The parties' deadline to submit their joint letter and proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order is extended to March 31, 2026. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 3/27/2026) (jca)	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File	1	PDF CL
2026-04-01	34	ORDER granting 33 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Request GRANTED. The parties' Initial Pretrial Conference shall be adjourned from April 8, 2026, to April 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. In accordance with Paragraph 2.D of the Court 9;s Individual Rules and Practices, the parties must file on ECF a joint letter, as well as a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order attached as an exhibit to the joint letter, no later than ten calendar days before the conference date. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 4/1/2026) (jca)	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File	1	PDF CL
2026-04-13	35	PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Charles Beal, EQNY Fund Inc., Gilbert Baker Foundation, Village Preservation..(Kristofcak, Alexander) (Entered: 04/13/2026)	Proposed Stipulation and Order	3	PDF CL
2026-04-13	36	STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL: IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel, that the Action shall be settled and compromised on the following terms and conditions: 1. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), this Action is voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, and without costs, fees, disbursements, or expenses to any party. 2. Within seven (7) days of the filing of this Stipulation, NPS shall hang three equally sized, three feet by five feet flags on the flagpole at Stonewall. NPS will hang the American flag at the top of the flagpole in accordance with current guidance, and below the American flag, on either side, NPS will hang the rainbow Pride and NPS flags. 3. The parties understand and agree that this Stipulation contains the entire agreement between them, and that no statements, representations, promises, agreements, or negotiations, oral or otherwise, between the parties or their counsel that are not included herein shall have any force or effect. 4. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this Action for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulation. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to CLOSE this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 4/13/2026) (jca) (Entered: 04/13/2026)	Stipulation and Order of Voluntary Dismissal	3	PDF CL

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