Debra Waller as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rodney Howard v. Terry County, Texas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUBBOCK DIVISION DEBRA WALLER, as personal representative of the estate of Rodney Howard, Plaintiff, v. No. 5:21-CV-189-H TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case stems from the tragic suicide of Rodney Howard, who at the time of his death was an inmate at the Terry County Jail. The executrix of Howard’s estate, Plaintiff Debra Waller, sued the Terry County Jail Administrator, Captain Wayne Johnson, for allegedly failing to protect Howard from a known risk of suicide. Captain Johnson then moved for…