<a href="" class="btn btn-info btn-block" ng-click="editarCliente(cliente)">

$scope.editarCliente = function($cliente) {

    $scope.clienteEdit = {
        CliNome: $cliente.cli_nome,
        CliTelefone: $cliente.cli_telefone,
        CliEmail: $cliente.cli_email,
        CliDescricao: $cliente.cli_descricao
    };

     var modalInstance = $uibModal.open({
      animation: $scope.animationsEnabled,
      templateUrl: 'myModalContent.html',
      controller: 'clienteController',
      //size: size,
      resolve: {
        cliente: function () {
          return $scope.clienteEdit;
        }
      }
    });

<script type="text/ng-template" id="myModalContent.html">
<div class="modal-header">
    <h3 class="modal-title">Editar</h3>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
    <ul>
        <li ng-repeat="item in items">
            <a href="#" ng-click="$event.preventDefault(); selected.item = item">{{ item }}</a>
        </li>
    </ul>
    Selected: <b>{{ clienteEdit.CliNome }}</b>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" ng-click="ok()">Salvar</button>
    <button class="btn btn-warning" type="button" ng-click="cancel()">Fechar</button>
</div>

.controller("ModalCtrl", function($scope, $modalInstance, cliente) {..}

$scope.cliente = cliente;

<div class="modal-body">
   {{cliente .nome}}
</div>