Tennessee Valley Authority v. Samples

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) 3:23-CV-00050-DCLC-DCP ) v. ) ) CHARLES SAMPLES, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Charles Samples purchased property on the Norris Reservoir. Portions of his property were subject to the TVA Act, 16 U.S.C. § 831y-1, which required Samples to obtain a permit from TVA before he began any construction on his new lots. Although Samples applied for a permit, TVA had not approved his permit before Samples began construction. And, while he claimed he had…