"Team Roc, Jay-Z's philanthropic group, has filed a lawsuit against the police department in Kansas City, Kansas, in an effort to obtain complaints of alleged misconduct against officers. The suit, filed Monday in the Wyandotte County District Court, claims the department denied record requests involving officers from its investigative division who have been accused of misconduct

"'Allowing the public to obtain information about the scope and scale of the misconduct within the KCKPD will help ensure that the KCKPD is subject to scrutiny and oversight by the community that it is supposed to protect and defend,' the lawsuit reads.

"The Kansas City Police Department did not immediately respond to CBS News' request for comment.

"Dania Diaz, Team Roc's managing director, hopes the lawsuit brings national attention to the alleged misconduct within the police department. 'With regard to any public institution that we pay to support and protect us, we have to put the pressure on so that we are supported and protected, and certainly so are the people in Kansas City, Kansas.'"