In re Birting Fisheries Inc‪.‬

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 filing of a class proof of claim, we conclude that the bankruptcy code should be construed to allow class claims.