Raymond Bobbitt And Oakland AASEG: Documents Show He Froze Out Original Partners
The effort to save the Raiders, then sue the Raiders, that gave birth to the Oakland-based African American Sports and Entertainment Group, sadly degenerated into a power play by one man, determined to elevate his statature. That man is Raymond Bobbitt. A recently filed lawsuit claims that Mr. Bobbitt, a San Francisco nighclub owner and Raiders fan joined with Raider Nation leaders the late “Godfather Griz” Greg Jones, Russell Rivera, Brien Dixon, Karim Muhammed, and Levant Ogbulie, only to double cross all but Levant Obulie. Now, Zennie62Media has unearthered documents that the plaintiffs claim back the lawsuit, and to anyone who's seen them, they do. What Ray Bobbitt appears to have done is like what Mark Zuckerberg did to Edwardo Sandoval and the Winklevoss Twins in starting Facebook: start AASEG right under their collective noses. In conversations with Karim Muhammed and Brien Dixon in preparation for this post (one not sponsored by any party other than Zennie62Media, Inc. of which Mr. Bobbitt is a shareholder), both were caught completely by surprise when they learned of the filling of not just one, but four different versions of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, and with different names, most notably AASEG Land. All four LLC's have just one manager: Raymond Bobbitt. What happened is that, first on September 29th, 2020, Mr. Bobbitt entered into a process to form an LLC called “ African American Sports and Entertainment Group” and with Muhammed, Dixon, and Obulie. Russell Rivera wasn't an official part of the effort, not did he want to be from this author's recall. Meanwhile Godfather Griz sadly passed away on July 20th, 2020 after a battle with cancer at 54. This author, while part of the larger group of Raiders Fans contributing to the effort to keep the team in Oakland, was not part of the formation of AASEG. This author was focused on building the then-newly-formed media startup Zennie62Media, Inc. Mr. Bobbitt was added as a Zennie62Media, Inc. shareholder according to a letter dated July 14th 2021 to reward him for “compensation as required for your active work in helping me grow our business.” Ray Bobbitt Was Focused On Power, And According To The Documents and Lawsuit, For Himself As the Muhammed / Dixon lawsuit lays out in detail, Ray Bobbitt and Levant Ogbulie made a number of changes to documents that, in total, consolidated power and control to Mr. Bobbitt. The trouble is, according to the lawsuit, which provides a good detailed history, Karim and Brien were not signing the papers. In other words, as they recently said, they knew what Ray was alledgedly doing: working to get them to sign a paper to frees Last November 2023, before Thanksgiviing, I said to Ray Bobbitt that he should contact the Muhammed / Dixon team and work out an agreement for all to come together as one, so as to not embarrass the Oakland Black Business Community and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority. Bobbitt turned our conversation to one where he claimed “they don't like you”. My response was that I could care less, that had zero to do with his actions, and I was going to continue to press the issue. Bobbitt said that he was tired of arguing and that led to the move he made. But it was still wrong to do. The Bobbitt American Sports and Entertainment Group What Ray has tried to do is create not the AASEG or African American Sports and Entertainment Group, but the Bobbitt American Sports and Entertainment Group. With this cosmetic, though illegal, change (let's face it, Mark Zuckerberg has to pay $60 million to Edwardo Sandoval after a stirring court session), Ray, the man who managed to put on a Mr. Rogers Face for the cameras, showed AASEG Land to the public, not the African American Sports and Entertainment Group. Ray Bobbitt's Way Of Pushing Dixon And Muhammed Out Of AASEG Is Illegal What Ray Bobbitt has done is not legal. Mr. Muhammed and Mr. Dixon didn't break the law in any way – the common reason for seeking a change in partnerships. Many law firms openly state that “In most cases, a business partner can’t push you out” as Wood Edwards LLP states on its website. But Ray tried to pretend Karim and Brien didn't exist at all. What Does The Lawsuit Against Raymond Bobbitt Call For? The lawsuit that was filed at Alameda County Superior Court calls for a jury trial. On top of that, Dixon and Muhammad seek the World: damages, lawyer's fees, removal of Bobbitt and Ogbulie from the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, audit of bank accounts, declaratory judgment that Samantha Wise, Johnathan Jones, John Jones III, and LaNice Jones should not be members of AASEG LLC. Here's the lawsuit: https://ift.tt/puDt6z2
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQEGvOwH_JQ
The effort to save the Raiders, then sue the Raiders, that gave birth to the Oakland-based African American Sports and Entertainment Group, sadly degenerated into a power play by one man, determined to elevate his statature. That man is Raymond Bobbitt. A recently filed lawsuit claims that Mr. Bobbitt, a San Francisco nighclub owner and Raiders fan joined with Raider Nation leaders the late “Godfather Griz” Greg Jones, Russell Rivera, Brien Dixon, Karim Muhammed, and Levant Ogbulie, only to double cross all but Levant Obulie. Now, Zennie62Media has unearthered documents that the plaintiffs claim back the lawsuit, and to anyone who's seen them, they do. What Ray Bobbitt appears to have done is like what Mark Zuckerberg did to Edwardo Sandoval and the Winklevoss Twins in starting Facebook: start AASEG right under their collective noses. In conversations with Karim Muhammed and Brien Dixon in preparation for this post (one not sponsored by any party other than Zennie62Media, Inc. of which Mr. Bobbitt is a shareholder), both were caught completely by surprise when they learned of the filling of not just one, but four different versions of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, and with different names, most notably AASEG Land. All four LLC's have just one manager: Raymond Bobbitt. What happened is that, first on September 29th, 2020, Mr. Bobbitt entered into a process to form an LLC called “ African American Sports and Entertainment Group” and with Muhammed, Dixon, and Obulie. Russell Rivera wasn't an official part of the effort, not did he want to be from this author's recall. Meanwhile Godfather Griz sadly passed away on July 20th, 2020 after a battle with cancer at 54. This author, while part of the larger group of Raiders Fans contributing to the effort to keep the team in Oakland, was not part of the formation of AASEG. This author was focused on building the then-newly-formed media startup Zennie62Media, Inc. Mr. Bobbitt was added as a Zennie62Media, Inc. shareholder according to a letter dated July 14th 2021 to reward him for “compensation as required for your active work in helping me grow our business.” Ray Bobbitt Was Focused On Power, And According To The Documents and Lawsuit, For Himself As the Muhammed / Dixon lawsuit lays out in detail, Ray Bobbitt and Levant Ogbulie made a number of changes to documents that, in total, consolidated power and control to Mr. Bobbitt. The trouble is, according to the lawsuit, which provides a good detailed history, Karim and Brien were not signing the papers. In other words, as they recently said, they knew what Ray was alledgedly doing: working to get them to sign a paper to frees Last November 2023, before Thanksgiviing, I said to Ray Bobbitt that he should contact the Muhammed / Dixon team and work out an agreement for all to come together as one, so as to not embarrass the Oakland Black Business Community and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority. Bobbitt turned our conversation to one where he claimed “they don't like you”. My response was that I could care less, that had zero to do with his actions, and I was going to continue to press the issue. Bobbitt said that he was tired of arguing and that led to the move he made. But it was still wrong to do. The Bobbitt American Sports and Entertainment Group What Ray has tried to do is create not the AASEG or African American Sports and Entertainment Group, but the Bobbitt American Sports and Entertainment Group. With this cosmetic, though illegal, change (let's face it, Mark Zuckerberg has to pay $60 million to Edwardo Sandoval after a stirring court session), Ray, the man who managed to put on a Mr. Rogers Face for the cameras, showed AASEG Land to the public, not the African American Sports and Entertainment Group. Ray Bobbitt's Way Of Pushing Dixon And Muhammed Out Of AASEG Is Illegal What Ray Bobbitt has done is not legal. Mr. Muhammed and Mr. Dixon didn't break the law in any way – the common reason for seeking a change in partnerships. Many law firms openly state that “In most cases, a business partner can’t push you out” as Wood Edwards LLP states on its website. But Ray tried to pretend Karim and Brien didn't exist at all. What Does The Lawsuit Against Raymond Bobbitt Call For? The lawsuit that was filed at Alameda County Superior Court calls for a jury trial. On top of that, Dixon and Muhammad seek the World: damages, lawyer's fees, removal of Bobbitt and Ogbulie from the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, audit of bank accounts, declaratory judgment that Samantha Wise, Johnathan Jones, John Jones III, and LaNice Jones should not be members of AASEG LLC. Here's the lawsuit: https://ift.tt/puDt6z2
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQEGvOwH_JQ
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