Follow Greg’s experience of an ongoing lawsuit involving Interstate Credit Union—through the documents, the questions, and the human story as it unfolds.
Before Interstate Credit Union sued Greg, its President and CEO Stacie Branch contacted Greg by text about buying his riverfront home. Greg says they had no prior personal relationship and he had not given her his private number. Greg declined a sale at that time. The Archive follows what happened afterward—and examines whether that personal interest intersected with the institution’s decisions.
What happens when an ordinary person challenges the records, decisions, and accountability of an institution that has substantially more formal power?
The Human Question
Why would a credit union CEO and an established local attorney become so deeply involved in the life of a man who wanted nothing from either of them?
A man living quietly along the river, working with his hands, asking for nothing from either of them.
On the other side, two established professionals: a credit union CEO and an attorney who owns her own law practice, both holding positions of influence and responsibility in their community.
What brought their lives into his, and at what cost to him?
The consequences of the dispute extend beyond vehicles, financial records and litigation. This section examines the alleged psychological aggravation, the change in everyday functioning, and the human cost that the court documents alone cannot convey.
Who insures Interstate Credit Union—and are its insurers aware of these proceedings?
Information concerning Interstate Credit Union’s applicable insurance coverage has been requested from its counsel, Samantha Jacobs, but has not yet been provided.
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· Three new court filings: discovery, tort counterclaims, and courtroom documentation
The Jeff Davis County State Court accepted three filings addressing outstanding discovery objections, a pending request concerning further amended tort counterclaims, and procedural direction for possible audiovisual recording of future proceedings. The filings do not decide the pending issues, and courtroom filming has not been authorized.
For the first time, the possibility of audiovisual documentation of future courtroom proceedings has been expressly raised in the court record.
Following the October 27 court orders, Greg sent additional information about Interstate Credit Union’s documented discrepancies to Georgia DBF and NCUA; submitted a CFPB complaint, later referred to NCUA, and an FTC consumer report; and notified credit union board leadership and outside auditing firms. These actions document outreach, not findings or investigations by the recipients.
Judge Shawn Z. Rowland extended discovery through January 31, 2027, ordered Interstate Credit Union to provide additional discovery responses or identify the absence of further responsive records after a reasonable search, and preserved its binding admission that earlier documentation was incomplete. The court declined to enforce the original November 5 deposition schedule because of counsel’s conflict, but left the depositions available to be rescheduled and provided a way to seek court-set dates if the parties cannot agree. The orders do not decide the underlying claims. The court made no award of the attorney fees Interstate requested.
Greg’s lawsuit against Stacie Branch personally was accepted in Wayne County State Court on October 23, following its filing the evening before. It alleges that her personal interest in his riverfront home became a motive for the conduct documented in Archive 001. The new page follows those allegations, links to the filed complaint, and compares the two cases.
· Proposed further amended counterclaims against Interstate Credit Union
Greg filed a superseding motion for leave to assert further amended counterclaims against Interstate Credit Union. The proposed claims address the handling and disposition of collateral, financial records, and related institutional conduct. The motion remains a request for leave, not an order granting the proposed amendments.
Interstate Credit Union is demanding that I pay $5,000+ in legal fees.
Interstate Credit Union’s President and CEO, Stacie Branch, supplied the sworn verification accompanying its original complaint. Samantha Jacobs represents Interstate in the lawsuit. Alongside the claimed debt, Interstate’s original and amended complaints request $5,000 in legal fees. On October 12, Interstate went further: it asked the court to make Greg pay its lawyers for fighting his effort to obtain records behind the claim it brought against him. No additional dollar amount was stated.
Samantha JacobsInterstate’s attorney Left in photograph
Stacie BranchInterstate’s President and CEO Right in photograph
Source: screenshot of a Facebook post dated November 2, 2025, tagging Samantha Jacobs Tyre and Stacie Bowen Branch. Cropped to focus on the two identified people; faces and expressions are unaltered.
The $5,000 is a request in the lawsuit, not an award by the court. Greg disputes the claimed debt and seeks the records supporting the fee request.
