Hon. Robert Branning — Judicial Procedures
Division Lee County Criminal - "D"
Quick operational summary based on publicly available court procedure materials. Always verify with the official court source before relying on this information.
Quick Rules
Courtesy Copies
Provide opposing counsel copies of all documents submitted to the Court.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Zoom Hearings
File, have heard, and obtain an order granting a remote-technology motion at least five business days before the court date; submit the corresponding order for execution by that deadline.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For pretrial and case-management conferences using communication technology, notify all parties to confirm consent and notify the Court at least five business days in advance.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Use a legal name as the Zoom profile name.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
File and have heard a separate motion before presenting testimony through communication technology.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Use a device with a camera and microphone, keep video and sound turned on, and attempt to provide adequate lighting and sound.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Proposed Orders
Do not submit proposed orders by email or facsimile without prior Court permission.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For a transcript motion, propose an order stating that the transcript is to be produced at regular rates.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Do not identify a court reporter or specific rates in a proposed order for a hearing transcript.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Cancellations
File a notice of cancellation and notify opposing counsel and the Judicial Assistant.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Contact the Judicial Assistant to cancel a hearing within seven days of the hearing date.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Other
State whether the hearing date and time were coordinated with opposing counsel, or describe good-faith coordination efforts if coordination was unsuccessful.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
State the scheduled hearing time in the Notice of Hearing.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Do not add additional motions to previously allocated hearing time.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Schedule motions and adequate hearing time with the Judicial Assistant; do not schedule back-to-back hearings in a single block to obtain longer hearing time.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Obtain Court permission before scheduling a post-conviction motion hearing.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Schedule child-hearsay requests by motion before a pre-trial conference or no later than 14 days before trial.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
File and serve a Notice of Intent to Rely on the Hearsay Statement containing the specified child-hearsay information.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Resolve any motion to admit child hearsay before the final pre-trial conference.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Furnish written Williams Rule notice at least 10 days before trial and describe the intended acts with indictment-level particularity.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
File any Williams Rule hearing request by the 10-day threshold.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Submit a motion to continue in writing unless an exceptional reason supports making it ore tenus.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For a trial continuance by stipulation, obtain signatures from all counsel and the Defendant and detail the reasons.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Continue preparing for trial until the Court enters an order granting a continuance.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
File indigency-for-costs motions separately from transcript or expert-appointment motions; file subsequent motions only after entry of an indigency order.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Attach the specified attorney-fee affidavit, criminal-indigent-status application and clerk determination, and JAC response to an indigency-for-costs motion.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Include the provider of income, specific debts and liabilities, and the required property-and-funds certification in an indigency-for-costs motion.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For transcript motions, list the hearing or deposition dates and deponent, and attach JAC's response.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For an expert-appointment motion, identify an expert currently under a JAC contract and attach JAC's response.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
State generally why the expert is reasonable and necessary for the defense without citing work product or trial strategy.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Contact Information
Judicial Assistant
Teresa
JA Email
tanders@ca.cjis20.orgPhone
(239) 533-9160Official Page
Court WebsiteLast Verified
June 30, 2026
Official Sources
Source: Official court page or published division procedure material.
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