State District Judge John Chupp ordered mediation Tuesday in the defamation lawsuit brought on behalf of anime voice actor and Grapevine resident Vic Mignogna against his former employer, two of his Dallas-area colleagues and the fiance of one of the women.

If mediation fails to produce a settlement by Oct. 3, Chupp told the lawyers, he will rule on all outstanding orders the following day.

Chupp also handed out copies to the lawyers of some of the threats of violence that have been emailed and circulated on social media against him and others since a Sept. 6 hearing in which he dismissed some of Mignogna's claims. He told the attorneys that the Fort Worth Police Department forwarded the threats to his office.

One email read: Hello, I just wanted to let you know that judge Chupp is a braindead moron and I sincerely hope someone accuses him of rape. You are the cause of school shootings ... suicides ... hate and violence. Judge Chupp just let a group of open criminals go free, shame on your kangaroo court. When people start uprising I hope your court is the first thing targeted.

One series of tweets included: "Disillusioned — the strong reminder that justice only leaves the barrel of a gun." and "When the state fails to defend its citizens, it's only natural that the citizens take care of themselves. It would be a justified kill, and the person doing it can even get annulled for the act of killing and found not guilty for murder."

Chupp called on both sets of attorneys to refrain from inciting their supporters.

In anime's #MeToo moment, Vic Mignogna is a no-show at Tarrant County hearing and his case is an unholy mess

Mignogna has been the voice of hundreds of roles in the world of anime. But when his most recent film, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, opened in January, it set off another round of accusations and stories on social media about the 56-year-old actor's long-rumored inappropriate behavior with women — which allegedly has included aggressive kisses, hugs and unwanted sexual advances.

Mignogna repeatedly has denied all the allegations.

His lawsuit named Funimation, voice actors Jamie Marchi and Monica Rial, and Rial's fiance, Ron Toye. The lawsuit painted the company and three individuals as a band of conspirators leading the charge to reduce Mignogna to ruins.

At the Sept. 6 hearing, Chupp dismissed all claims against Marchi, all except defamation against Funimation and all except defamation and conspiracy against Rial and Toye.

Anime gets its #MeToo moment in clash between Dallas-area voice actors