IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION NELLE HARPER LEE, Plaintiff, vs. MONROE COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:13-cv-490 COMPLAINTThe Complaint of Plaintiff NELLE HARPER LEE against Defendant MONROE COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM, INC. (the “Museum”), alleges as follows: PROLOGUE 1.Nelle Harper Lee , known to the world under the professional name, Harper Lee, wrote the world-famous and beloved novel To Kill A Mockingbird. She wove a story of racial injustice, class conflict and the destruction of innocence against the backdrop of the fictional Maycomb County, Alabama in the Jim Crow era. Although the stor y was set in the 1930 ’s, her realistic and highly critical Case 1:13-cv-00490-WS-B Document 1 Filed 10/10/13 Page 1 of 25