HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Federal prosecutors are asking the judge in the Eric Parker case to exclude testimony from Madison Police Department officers if there is a third trial.

Parker is charged with using excessive force during an encounter with a 57-year-old Sureshbhai Patel last February. Patel was left with spinal injuries.

The encounter, captured on a dashboard camera, drew international criticism.

But Parker has been tried twice and two juries have deadlocked.

The government’s motion, filed Tuesday,  says they don’t want Madison Police Department officers to again be able to testify that Parker’s takedown was consistent with department policy. Several officers testified at both trials that they didn’t see anything improper in Parker’s actions.

The government’s motion argues the officers weren’t at the scene and don’t have specialized expertise to testify on the encounter under federal witness rules.

The defense has argued Parker was performing routine police work and it was only Patel’s refusal to comply with instructions that led to the takedown.

Parker testified that he slipped while trying to take Patel to the ground and that he did not use a leg sweep.

The government has argued Parker’s use of force against Patel was not justified by the circumstances and that rather than resisting Patel was trying to make it clear that he didn’t speak English and lived nearby with his son’s family.

U.S. District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala still has not ruled on a defense motion, submitted after the second jury deadlocked November 4, asking her to acquit Parker due to a lack of evidence against him. If she grants the motion, the federal case against Parker is over.