Oliver v. Sealaska Corp. (192 F.3d 1220, 1999)

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Glenn Oliver appeals the district court’s dismissal of Oliver’s action to enforce revenue-sharing requirements of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1629Í (Supp. Ill 1997) (“ANCSA” or “the Act”). Oliver sued the twelve Regional Corporations in the Superior Court of Alaska under Alaska Statutes § 10.06.015 (Michie 1989) on behalf of himself and a putative class of shareholders, seeking declaratory judgment, an accounting, and a resulting trust. The action was removed to the district court for the District of Alaska, and the first-served defendant corporation, later joined by nine other defendants, moved to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court dismissed without prejudice, holding that ANCSA § 7(i) & (j), 43 U.S.C. § 1606® &