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IN RE BIRTING FISHERIES, INC.

No. 95-35345.

92 F.3d 939 (1996)

In re BIRTING FISHERIES, INC., Debtor. BIRTING FISHERIES, INC., Appellant, v. James LANE, Denise Lien, Carl Offenheiser, and the Class of Similarly Situated Crewmembers of the F/T Ocean Rover, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Goss, Shulkin Hutton Inc., P.S., Seattle, Washington, for appellant.

Scott Edward Collins, Helsell, Fetterman, Todd & Hokanson, Seattle, Washington, for appellees.

Before: REAVLEY, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Debtor Birting Fisheries, Inc., appeals the district court's order, affirming a bankruptcy court order certifying a proof of claim filed by James Lane et al. for themselves and a class comprised of present and former crewmembers of a fishing vessel owned by the debtor. The class certification is not itself challenged, only the proof of claim on behalf of the class. While the debtor makes a plausible argument that 11 U.S.C. § 501 does not allow the...

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