That means that it is imperative for you to have your own current copy of the applicable court (and specific judge) rules for the court your case is being decided before communicating with your adversary or before filing any papers with the court, with the exception of your Answer, which you may prefer to get that out of the way as soon as you can so you are not faced with a default judgment.

Responding to Papers on Time:

We can't complete papers for you because of the states so called unauthorized practice of law restrictions, but we can tell you this:

As unpleasant as some of these matters may be, the problem will not go away and may get worse if you do not properly address it within the applicable time limits. One reason for this is that the laws and court rules have time limits built that can severely punish those who fail to respect the system by not complying with time requirements and deadlines.

That means you must answer a complaint in time, as for one of many examples – and that is the time to make any counterclaims or cross-claims – generally, not later. It also means you must proceed to properly implement discovery demands and follow-up when your adversary has not complied with your properly prepared and served demands, not only by a timely letter but, if necessary, by the appropriate motion to Compel Answers or for more specific court relief.

The same important time-frames relate to depositions, subpoenas, requests for Judicial Notice (RJI, etc.) and Notices/Demands to Produce, etc.

Basic Principles of Motion Practice:

The compliance with court rules by a pro se party is especially important because some (if not many) judges are hostile toward pro se parties and regularly engage in the despicable double standard of allowing failures by an attorney, while quipping that the pro se party "should have hired a lawyer".

READ THE RULES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC JUDGES RULES!