SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _______)*
AMERICA SERVICE GROUP INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
02364 L 109
(CUSIP Number)
March 4, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Sandera Partners, L.P.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Texas
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 177,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 177,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 177,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.0%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Sandera Capital Management, L.P.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Texas
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 177,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 177,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 177,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.0%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Sandera Capital, L.L.C.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Texas
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 177,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 177,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 177,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.0%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* OO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. citizenship
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 177,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 177,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 177,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.0%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Hunt Financial Partners, L.P.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Texas
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 177,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 177,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 177,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.0%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Newcastle Partners, L.P.
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Texas
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 4,000
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 4,000
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 4,000
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ X ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by .1%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
(1) Name of Reporting Person Mark Schwarz
I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person N/A
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a (a) [ X ]
Member of a Group* (b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Citizenship
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Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: (5) Sole Voting Power 0
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(6) Shared Voting Power 181,700
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(7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 181,700
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 181,700
by Each Reporting Person
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in [ ]
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by 5.2%
Amount in Row (9)
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(12) Type of Reporting Person* IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
America Service Group Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
105 Westpark Drive, Suite 300, Brentwood, Tennessee
37027
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), this Statement on Schedule 13G is
filed jointly by Sandera Partners, L.P. ("Sandera"),
Sandera Capital Management, L.P. ("SCM"), Sandera
Capital, L.L.C. ("Capital"), John A. (Pete) Bricker,
Jr. ("Bricker"), and Hunt Financial Partners, L.P.
("Hunt Financial") (Sandera, SCM, Capital, Bricker and
Hunt Financial collectively, the "Sandera Group"). In
addition, although it specifically disclaims the
beneficial ownership of the shares held thereby, the
Sandera Group has permitted Newcastle Partners, L.P.
("Newcastle") and Mark Schwarz ("Schwarz") (Newcastle
and Schwarz collectively, the "Newcastle Group") to
join in this Statement on Schedule 13G due to the fact
that Schwarz may be deemed to beneficially own certain
of the shares of Common Stock held by the Sandera
Group. The Sandera Group and the Newcastle Group are
collectively referred to herein as the Reporting
Persons. The Reporting Persons have included as
Appendix A to this Statement an agreement in writing
that this Statement is filed on behalf of each of them.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
The address of the principal business office of
each member of the Sandera Group is 1601 Elm Street,
Suite 4000, Dallas, Texas 75201.
The address of the principal business office of
each of the members of the Newcastle Group is 4650 Cole
Avenue, Suite 331, Dallas, Texas 75205.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Sandera is a Texas limited partnership. SCM is a
Texas limited partnership. Capital is a Texas limited
liability company. Mr. Bricker is a U.S. citizen,
resident of the State of Texas. Hunt Financial is a
Texas limited partnership. Newcastle is a Texas limited
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
partnership. Mr. Schwarz is a U.S. citizen,
resident of the State of Texas.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock of the Issuer.
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
02364 L 109
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).
Item 4. Ownership:
The Sandera Group
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 177,700.
(b) Percent of Class: 5.0%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 177,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 177,700
177,700 shares of Common Stock reported hereby
(the "Sandera Securities") are held directly by
Sandera. Sandera advises that it is managed by its sole
general partner, SCM and that SCM is managed by its
sole general partner, Capital, 75% of the equity
interests of which are held by Hunt Financial. The
remaining 25% of the equity interests in Capital are
held by Bricker. Accordingly, each of SCM, Capital,
Bricker and Hunt Financial may be deemed to indirectly
beneficially own the Sandera Securities and, together
with Sandera constitute a "group" under the provisions
of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
Further, each member of the Sandera Group may be
deemed to share in the power to vote (or direct the
vote) and dispose of (or direct the disposition of) the
Sandera Securities.
Hunt Financial has advised that its general
partner is Hunt Financial Group, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, whose Board of Managers
consists of J. R. Holland, Jr., Clark K. Hunt and Lamar
Hunt, each individual residents of the State of Texas.
Newcastle
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,000
(b) Percent of Class: .1%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 4,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 4,000
Schwarz
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 181,700
(b) Percent of Class: 5.2%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 181,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 181,700
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
The Sandera Group has been advised by Schwarz, an
officer and investment manager of Sandera's assets,
that Newcastle, an entity in which Mr. Schwarz is the
sole general partner, owns 4,000 shares of Common Stock
of the Issuer. As a result, Schwarz may be deemed to
indirectly beneficially own such 4,000 shares and the
Sandera Securities.
The Sandera Group hereby expressly disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held
by the Newcastle Group pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the
Exchange Act. The Newcastle Group hereby expressly
disclaims beneficial ownership of the Sandera
Securities held by the Sandera Group pursuant to Rule
13d-4 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Ownership of 5% or less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certifications:
By signing below, each of the Reporting Persons certifies
that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
Issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose
or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
Date: March 16, 1998
Sandera Partners, L.P.
By: Sandera Capital Management, L.P.,
its general partner
By: Sandera Capital, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
Sandera Capital Management, L.P.
By: Sandera Capital, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
Sandera Capital, L.L.C.
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
/s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
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CUSIP NO. 02364 L 109 13G
Hunt Financial Partners, L.P.
By: Hunt Financial Group, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ CLARK K. HUNT
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Name: Clark K. Hunt
Title: President
Newcastle Partners, L.P.
By: Mark Schwarz,
its general partner
/s/ MARK SCHWARZ
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Mark Schwarz
Attention: Intentional misstatements or
omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Appendix A
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree
to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on
Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the
Common Stock of America Service Group Inc. This Joint Filing
Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such filing. In
evidence thereof, each of the undersigned, being duly authorized
where appropriate, hereby executes this Joint Filing Agreement as
of the 16th day of March, 1998.
Sandera Partners, L.P.
By: Sandera Capital Management, L.P.,
its general partner
By: Sandera Capital, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
Sandera Capital Management, L.P.
By: Sandera Capital, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
Sandera Capital, L.L.C.
By: /s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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Name: John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Title: President
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/s/ JOHN A. BRICKER, JR.
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John A. (Pete) Bricker, Jr.
Hunt Financial Partners, L.P.
By: Hunt Financial Group, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ CLARK K. HUNT
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Name: Clark K. Hunt
Title: President
Newcastle Partners, L.P.
By: Mark Schwarz,
its general partner
/s/ MARK SCHWARZ
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Mark Schwarz
