The Jake Sherbrooke lawsuit was a federal civil case filed on January 7, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, in which the former CboysTV member and an entity called Empire LLC sued Jason C. Morgan over what court records classify as personal property fraud. Morgan filed a counterclaim. After roughly two years of motions and summary judgment rulings, the court entered an order dismissing the case on March 21, 2023.1UniCourt. Sherbrooke et al v. Morgan2CourtListener. Sherbrooke v. Morgan Docket
Who Jake Sherbrooke Is
Sherbrooke appeared in the early videos of CboysTV, the Cormorant, Minnesota YouTube group known for dirt bike stunts and prank content. He was not among the five members who stayed on as long-term co-creators, and a Detroit Lakes newspaper profile reported he left around 2020 to start his own channel.3DL-Online. CBoys Bring Their A-Game to YouTube, Surpassing 1 Million Subscribers
On an August 2023 episode of the group’s Life Wide Open podcast, Sherbrooke gave his own account of the exit. He said an outside producer and manager, whom he referred to only as “Bob,” had pitched the group first on a TV pilot and then on YouTube management services. The CboysTV members voted against signing with him. Around April 12, 2020, when the channel had roughly 780,000 subscribers, Sherbrooke left and signed over his share of the business for one dollar. He then moved to Chicago with the manager under promises of a greenlit show for Quibi, but said no content was produced and he ended up doing manual labor for him.4Wave. The Real Reason Jake Left CboysTV
The Claims and Counterclaim
The docket for Sherbrooke et al v. Morgan, case number 0:21-cv-00060, lists Jake Rylee Sherbrooke and Empire LLC as plaintiffs and Jason C. Morgan as the defendant. The case was categorized under personal property fraud. The public docket entries do not lay out the full substance of the allegations.1UniCourt. Sherbrooke et al v. Morgan
Court records confirm that Morgan filed a counterclaim against all plaintiffs.1UniCourt. Sherbrooke et al v. Morgan On the podcast, Sherbrooke said the manager filed a $400,000 counterclaim against him for “lost time,” and described nearly two years of financial strain and mental health struggles while the case was pending.4Wave. The Real Reason Jake Left CboysTV
How the Case Moved Through Court
The litigation ran for two years. The docket shows multiple scheduling orders, two orders on stipulation in April 2021 and April 2022, and motions for summary judgment. A summary judgment order was entered on June 22, 2022, and a filing on December 28, 2022, contained two additional summary judgment rulings. The substance of those orders is not disclosed in the public docket listings.2CourtListener. Sherbrooke v. Morgan Docket
How It Ended
The case concluded with an “Order Dismissing Case” filed on March 21, 2023. Whether the parties reached a settlement, and on what terms, is not reflected in the publicly available docket entries.2CourtListener. Sherbrooke v. Morgan Docket Speaking on the podcast roughly five months later, Sherbrooke indicated the lawsuit had wrapped up a few months before the August 2023 taping, consistent with the March dismissal date.4Wave. The Real Reason Jake Left CboysTV
What Sherbrooke Has Said Since
The August 2023 podcast was Sherbrooke’s first public reunion with the CboysTV crew since leaving. He acknowledged he had been “straight bamboozled” by the manager and told his former bandmates, “Karma kicked me… you guys got the Lambo, I got stuck in a Viking costume.” He credited therapy, faith, and healthier personal habits with helping him get through the litigation and its aftermath.4Wave. The Real Reason Jake Left CboysTV Ben Roth, one of the remaining CboysTV members, described the same stretch in a separate interview as the group’s lowest point, saying they went through a “legal battle” with an original partner and best friend while short on money.5Emerging Prairie. StartupBrew: A New View of CboysTV